Rolla man accused of pulling out knife while stealing 2 bags of Tyson chicken
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Rolla man was charged in Phelps County after he was accused of pulling out a knife while trying to steal a couple of bags of Tyson chicken from a grocery store on Saturday.
Sean Wildhaber, 23, was charged on Monday with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Phelps County Jail without bond. A confined docket hearing is scheduled for 8 a.m. Tuesday.
The probable cause statement says the manager of the store called police after 8 p.m. Saturday. The manager allegedly saw Wildhaber in the store and tried to confront him by asking for a receipt and Wildhaber started walking away faster, the statement says. Wildhaber allegedly claimed he was hungry and not going to pay for the two bags of chicken he was holding.
The manager allegedly claimed he would pay for the chicken, but Wildhaber pulled out a knife and then dropped it and ran away after a truck driver arrived to help the manager, the statement says. Other people at the store allegedly told police they also saw Wildhaber pull out a knife while holding the bags of chicken.
Wildhaber was arrested at his residence and allegedly told police he dropped the knife in order to “trade” it for the chicken, court documents say. Police wrote that intoxicants were smelled from Wildhaber’s breath.
