Woman Goes To Jail Over $7.45

A woman decided to go to jail rather than pay her bill at a Florida Waffle House restaurant.

By: Jamie Burch | WKRG
Published: October 20, 2008

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FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - A woman decided to go to jail rather
than pay her bill at a Fort Pierce Waffle House restaurant. The
total she went to jail over: $7.45.
According to a police report, Maryanne O'Neill, 66, ordered
coffee and a sandwich at a Waffle House restaurant on Saturday but
refused to pay the bill. The report says an officer asked her to
pay or go to jail and she refused.
A jail official says she was released Monday from the St. Lucie
County Jail. She is charged with obtaining food or lodging with
intent to defraud, a second degree misdemeanor. If convicted of a
second degree misdemeanor she could face up to 60 days in jail and
a fine of $500.