Clerk Accused of Attacking Boy for Not Buying Yo-yo

FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- A convenience store clerk is being held without bail for allegedly attacking a boy in Fort Pierce for not buying a yo-yo, according to police.

Amar Shreiteh is charged with attempted murder and false imprisonment. Police say he was working at the store Monday morning when 14-year-old Jeremius Howard came in with his sister.

As the girl browsed for snacks, Howard played with a yo-yo.

After she paid for the items, Howard put down the toy and tried to leave the store. Police say Shreiteh demanded the boy pay for the yo-yo, but Howard told him it was already opened and he didn't want it. Shreiteh then reportedly punched the boy.

Police say he pulled Howard behind the counter and stabbed him on the back of his arm with a butcher knife.

Another clerk tried to stop Shreiteh and suffered a serious wound to his right forearm.

The teen was treated and released.

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Talk about overreacting........

^^Yeah.
What's the big deal? I can understand the clerk being pissed because the kid ruined merchandise, but really, kids do that all the time. (so do adults, actually)

i think the clerk needs help

And that justifies him stabbing the kid?

No one said anything like that.

just a slight overreaction...

wow, I guess i'm lucky that no clerk has tried to kill me yet.

...I'm pretty clumbsy... over the last 2 years i've broken a dozen or so mugs. luckily i didn't have to pay for them, but since the last time i stay well away from pottery >.<

"What's the big deal? I can understand the clerk being pissed because the kid ruined merchandise, but really, kids do that all the time. (so do adults, actually)"

Maybe I took it out of context? Its a big deal when anyone stabs anyone, especially over a yo-yo...

I believe he meant "What's the big deal?? It was just a yo-yo" kind of thing and not "What's the big deal?? Everyone should stab kids."

Correct me if I'm wrong Justcallmefox.

I can't tell you how many children I've stabbed for exactly this reason. Something about yo-yos just sets you off when you work as a cashier/clerk or whatever.

Im sorry you're right. I misunderstood.

One less retard on the streets. What kind of idiot risks prison time over a yo-yo?

Even if the kid tried to steal the yo-yo(which he didn't)
the doesn't give the clerk the right to attack.

No, you're right. (except for the 'he' part- I'm a she )

Whoops! Sorry!

It is a good thing this guy is off the streets before he did something more serious than stab a kid's arm.

crazy bastard.Pay for that yo-yo,NO, BAM your ass is stabbed for not paying for a godamn yo-yo,i hope the psychotic clerk gets his ass raped in jail

stabbing because of a yo-yo that is outrageous .

there has been worst….i remember a there was a thread where somebody shot his wife over the way dinner was cooked.

And don't forget the thread about the woman who killed her husband with a sword because he wouldn't fix her dinner.

Oh yeah....

Stress management classes, anyone?

if i was 14 and someone stabbed me, i would probaly stab them back, then run...
then go to jail because people believe adults tell the truth more than kids. so either way your getting hurt.

hahahahaha

Wow~~ he woke up feeling crappy.