Bizarre soda episode leads to lengthy jail time.

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There's no use crying over spilled milk, but spilled soda has been a nightmare for one man. Eric Burns Overstreet was put in jail in September, after entering the Mystik Stop & Shop in Mobile, Alabama, paying for a fountain drink, and spilling three cups of it onto the floor. The first time he spilled the soda, Overstreet went to fetch a mop, and began cleaning up the mess. In the process, he spilled a second and a third soft drink. "He clearly appeared to be under the influence of something other than good sense," Chief Assistant District Attorney Nikki Paterson said. Overstreet, who at one point, put a yellow "Wet Floor" warning sign out as he mopped, was chased down by a clerk when he grabbed another soft drink and left without paying for it. Overstreet plead guilty last week, to a reduced charge of third-degree theft. He was given a one year suspended sentence and ordered to stay out of the Mystik Stop&Shop. Circuit Judge Rick Stout noted that Overstreet had spent many months in jail over a carbonated beverage, said he hoped that the soda was good. Overstreet responded: "I should've had a V-8." ~Just goes to show that there is no limit to the things that people can be jailed for...How bizarre.