SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah - A man accused of not paying for his Pop-Tarts had a troubled getaway.

First, the clerk at the convenience store ripped the man's shirt off as they struggled when she confronted him for pocketing the toaster pastries Friday, police said.

Then after the man punched the clerk in the stomach and made it out the door, he was hit by a pickup truck in the parking lot. Police said he got up and kept running - into the path of a minivan while he was crossing the street. He got up again, but didn't make it far.

"It knocks him to the ground. He gets up and again continues to run, but responding police officers caught up with just a short distance later and he was taken into custody," police Capt. Tracy Tingey said.

Police said the man suffered only minor injuries and refused medical treatment.

George King, 20, was booked for investigation of robbery.

Source

He should have paid for the Pop-Tarts.

Well I hope they were a good flavour like smores and not something gross like cookies and creme.

Oh man ... all that for PopTarts ...

Wonder how the PopTarts faired .. probably wasn't a scratch or bent on the box ..

lol

mmm, pop tarts *drools*

It must have been S'mores if it was worth all that effort. I just can't see any other excuse.

Exactly.

a bit extreme for a snack

im not a big fan of pop tarts but when I have to eat them its usually strawberry...but man, i wouldnt even do that for puppy chow....but maybe all the puppy chow in the world....**runs to store** lol

Well at least he's not hurt to bad and he's caught.
I work at Vons we have people that steal from us all the time except they have a better get a way plan.

omg y go through all of that for a pop tart? lol. go to a mcdonalds or wendys, u can get stuff for a dollar and 99 cents. kind of a "DUH!!"

Criminals aren't usually known for their 'smarts'....