Somebody didn’t tell Ronnie Menard how it works at the strip club. The 19-year-old Florida man asked for a lap dance at Fantasy’s at the Beach but tried to steal a Fort Myers stripper’s money during the dance.
Now Menard is being charged with grand theft. Theft, also known as larceny is the taking of something of value without the consent of the owner, with the intent to permanently deprive him or her of it, also known casually as stealing. In most states, there are different theft charges for larger dollar amounts, such as “grand” or “petty,” theft, which usually relate to the value of the property taken. In Florida, that amount is $300.
So if Menard’s Fort Myers stripper friend had only made a bit less in tips that night, he would be looking at a petty theft charge instead. What a shame. In reality though, he is actually fortunate that he is only facing theft charges. He could also be facing assault and battery. He could also have gotten his teeth knocked out by a bouncer as he made his getaway.
Related Resources:
- Lap Dance Customer Grabs a Handful of Stripper’s Cash (NBC Miami)
- Alleged Car Thief Caught Playing Grand Theft Auto Video Game (FindLaw’s Legally Weird)
- Theft/Larceny (FindLaw)
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