"Drugstore Cowboy" author arrested in pharmacy robbery

[keopeli]

Source: KOMO News (Seattle, WA)

REDMOND, Wash -- The man who wrote a book called "Drugstore Cowboy" is now accused of being a drugstore cowboy.

Redmond police say Jim Fogle and another man were caught in the act after tying up pharmacy workers and trying to make their getaway.

Jim Fogle's book and subsequent movie was all about a guy robbing pharmacies to feed a drug habit. Police say life imitated art.

In the movie, Matt Dillon gets the drugs, but in this real life story, police say they got Fogle and his accomplice, 45-year-old Shannon Benn, while the armed robbery was in progress.

Read more: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/94967214.html

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Life imitates art, or vice-versa! This took place at the pharmacy next to my partner's workplace. I love the movie! Apparently, Fogle, who is 73, has a long rap sheet. When the police arrived, he had two large plastic garbage bags full of pharmaceuticals that he was about to steal.

A customer that came to the door just at closing (and after Fogle had taken the employees hostage) was sent away by an employee locking the door. The employee whispered to the customer to call 911.

Side note: The KOMO TV van that arrived broke down and cause a major spill of diesel fuel into the lot that took all night and well into the morning for a haz-mat team to clean up!

[timo]

1. i love it!!

at 73 he still kicking!!!
that was a great movie too!!

[proteus_lives]

2. Now he gets to kick it in prison.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

3. Maybe, but at 73 they're just as likely to probate his sentence

Even considering the fact he was in prison before in the 80's. He's a high medical risk and unless he's also a high risk to society I doubt he'll see time.

[proteus_lives]

5. Maybe for just stealing but armed robbery?

Deserves to be jail no matter how old he is.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

6. No argument as to what he deserves

I'm just a bit jaded as to what I expect him to actually get. Older prisoners cost a great deal of money to incarcerate. With only a half-ass attorney he'll get probation.

[proteus_lives]

8. That's true.

Medicial costs are high. Yeah, he'll probably get probation and house arrest.

[DeadEyeDyck]

4. Maybe he is plugging another movie n/t

[Electric Monk]

7. Well, as they say, "Write what you know."