NEWS: Not yo' cheese

by **LordRemington** Tue May 10, 2011 11:10 pm

While stealing nacho cheese may sound like the punch line to an old joke, a Chicago man learned Sunday it's actually no laughing matter.

Michael Richards, 50, is being held in lieu of $10,000 bail on robbery charges.

Prosecutors say Richards bought a bag of potato chips from the 7-Eleven store on the 1300 block of South Halsted, then began pumping nacho cheese — which he had not paid for — into the bag.

When the store clerk told him the cheese was for customers who bought it as part of a nacho tray, he allegedly pulled the man’s arm behind his back and threatened him.

Police arrested Richards Saturday a block away from the store.

On Sunday in court, when Judge James Brown asked, “So what was stolen was the cheese?” The Chicago Sun-Times reports Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney Dan Piwowarczyk kept an admirably straight face as he replied, “The defendant was informed that it was 'not yo’ cheese.'”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42962643/ns/us_news-weird_news/

Why steal nacho cheese? So many other things he could have stolen, but no... cheese.

Guess he's just a man who loves his cheese.

by **UltimateZob** Wed May 11, 2011 12:23 am

Sounds like he just couldn't let that cheese Brie.
Cheesy puns! : D

by **Vago** Wed May 11, 2011 12:30 am

So was he arrested for stealing the cheese or arrested for assaulting the man who said he couldn't take the cheese...

by **Red-Indigo** Wed May 11, 2011 3:21 am

He's climbing in yo window, he's snatchin' yo cheeses up, hide yo chips, hide yo cheese...

Seems odd that he would steal... cheese. Of all the things, yet that was a pretty aggressive reaction to have when told it was for nachos. He could have just bought a dip for the chips...

Some people are just odd.

by **Goober09** Wed May 11, 2011 4:27 am

Vago wrote:So was he arrested for stealing the cheese or arrested for assaulting the man who said he couldn't take the cheese...

I think both, with the assault being a bigger offence then stealing cheese.

All the that over some cheese..............that guy must really love his cheese if he's willing to steal and assault for cheese he could have payed for. confused

by **Red-Indigo** Wed May 11, 2011 4:37 am

I think the guy was just one of those people who liked to make his point, you know, the sort who 'won't be told what he can and can't do' only in a stupidly aggressive manner.