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Poop perpetrators probably paying price

As reported by AMI in early December, a 17-year-old  from  O'Fallon, Mo., confessed to participating in a prank that left a pregnant woman shopping at a drug store splattered with bag of poop.

 

Now, two 17-year-olds from the St. Louis suburb have been charged with misdemeanors for their role in lobbing the poop into a Walgreens store, splattering a pregnant woman, as well as store merchandise, which immediately increased the value of those Walgreen's products like the discounted Christmas sweaters and the Chia-Armpit from the makers of Chia-Pet.

Justin T. Keiser, of the first block of Brookside Court, and Kyle G. Medley, of the 100 block of Stage Coach Landing, have been charged with third-degree assault and property damage.

Police said they were among a group of six teens who concocted the stunt Dec. 7 at a Walgreens at 920 North Main Street in O'Fallon. Police said Keiser drove the minivan and decided that they would throw a bag of poop into the store. Medley provided the poop, they said.

The bag's contents struck a 37-year-old pregnant woman. Some of it got into her mouth. The woman, Ivette Geusz, a schoolteacher, said she must continue to undergo tests for six months to make sure she and her baby did not catch any disease.

 

"I'm glad they charged them," Geusz said. "I wish they could find more charges."

The boys and their families could not be reached Tuesday evening.

Police said the boys were driving around with some younger teens and decided to throw the bag into Walgreens, not targeting anyone. The bag hit a security scanner inside the entrance of the store and the contents hit Geusz, some carpet and store merchandise.

Geusz said the two oldest boys later came to her classroom at Fort Zumwalt North High School to apologize. She said she asked them to leave because she did not believe what the boys were telling her.

Some of Geusz's students banded together to buy her a new coat after the incident.

Now, Geusz said, she hopes the courts will impose a punishment that sends a message, perhaps requiring the boys to pay for her clothes and do community service. "I'd love to see them in jail," she said. "I'd love to see that because what they did is just horrendous."

The maximum penalty for the assault charges is one year in jail and a $1,000 fine. The maximum for property damage is six months in jail and a $500 fine. The other teens could face juvenile charges.

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The name “Abe Froman” is most commonly recognized as the ubiquitous and unseen character who’s identity is briefly assumed by actor Matthew Broderick in the film “Ferris Beuller’s Day Off.” However, Abraham Froman is much more. Dr. Froman, a Capricorn, began his career with AMI as an intern, and after receiving his certification in nuclear mustacheology in 2006, transitioned his role into the organization’s Director of Logistical Intelligence, focusing on research, government relations, intelligence gathering, grass roots advocacy, and song writing. On October 25, 2008, he will ascend to the role of Chief Executive Officer. “I am honored to assume the chair held by Drs. Snor and Perlut previously,” Froman said. “The Mustached American people need leadership, and I pledge that AMI, under my stewardship, will continue to provide it at a time when it is so desperately needed.” Dr. Froman has said that his future goals for AMI are to create satellite campus’s overseas and to develop an annual event, to be known as "The Million Mustache March," each year in St. Louis, concluding under the world’s largest mustache – St. Louis’ Gateway Arch. Froman formerly lived in the Chicago area where he ran a museum dedicated to the "Karate Kid" series of films starring the indefatigable Pat Morita. As Abe likes to say, "One can never tire of Pat Morita." Dr. Froman is also a periodic contributor to joesportsfan.com.
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