Man Gets 50 Years Jail For Attempting To Steal $35 Worth Of Meat

A Texas man will spend 50 years in jail for a failed theft of a $35 bag of ribs.

 

Willie Smith Ward, 43, tried to steal a package of meat from the H-E-B grocery store in Waco, Texas.

An employee of the store, who suspected Ward of stealing, confronted and asked him what he had under his clothes. Ward allegedly told the employee that it was a knife, before the ribs fell out from under his shirt.

The harsh sentence was handed down last week. Ward’s long criminal history probably affected the decision of the jury. His criminal record includes robbery, attempted robbery, and possession of cocaine, among others.

The jury took two minutes to convict Ward and about an hour to determine his sentence.