Tweet
A bodybuilder stole protein powder from a store
A bodybuilder stole protein powder from a Buxton store because he had no money left after Christmas to pay for it, a court heard.
On December 31, a customer at Boots informed staff that protein powder had been stolen from the store. The shop’s CCTV was checked and Jordan Smith was seen to enter the shop and take the item, valued at £38.95, before leaving without paying, High Peak Magistrates’ Court heard.
In interview, he told police Christmas had left him without any money to buy the powder, which he uses as part of his bodybuilding programme.
Smith, 22, of Macclesfield Road, Buxton, admitted theft.
Ian Baker, defending, said: “He tries to keep himself fit and this stuff is very expensive.
“He wasn’t thinking things through.”
Smith was fined £74 and ordered to pay £85 costs, a £20 surcharge and £38.95 compensation to Boots.
On December 31, a customer at Boots informed staff that protein powder had been stolen from the store. The shop’s CCTV was checked and Jordan Smith was seen to enter the shop and take the item, valued at £38.95, before leaving without paying, High Peak Magistrates’ Court heard.
In interview, he told police Christmas had left him without any money to buy the powder, which he uses as part of his bodybuilding programme.
Smith, 22, of Macclesfield Road, Buxton, admitted theft.
Ian Baker, defending, said: “He tries to keep himself fit and this stuff is very expensive.
“He wasn’t thinking things through.”
Smith was fined £74 and ordered to pay £85 costs, a £20 surcharge and £38.95 compensation to Boots.
Comment