Site icon JONATHAN TURLEY

Getting Scratch For Crack: Florida Man Arrested in Alleged Flea-to-Crack Scheme

Jeffie Dewitt Morris, 36, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida is not your typical addict looking for a fix. Morris came up with the idea of shoplifting flea and tick medication to pay for crack.

Morris was stopped at a Wal-Mart with hot flea and tick medication that he hoped to sell for drugs. There is no indication whether he attempted to flea . . .

Unlike stolen televisions or jewelry, this is a bit of a labor intensive way of supporting a habit. You first have to shoplift the medication and then find someone with an itching pet who would be willing to buy tick medicine from a stranger. Since the tick medicine was only $8, Morris was looking at a number of amateur vet sales to make the scratch needed for the crack.

For the full story, click here.

Exit mobile version