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Atlanta World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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In Birmingham, AL, on Feb. 17, 22-year-old Ed Aldridge was arrested for stealing milk from a grocery store due to hunger while traveling to Chattanooga. The judge fined him $1 plus costs and suspended a 30-day jail sentence.
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BIRMINGHAM, Al Feb, 17- Here's one hungry man that did not fall on deaf ears.
Early Monday morning six thirty, to be exact, Ed Aldridge, 22, who gives his home address as Route 1 Tuscaloosa Ala. was arrested by Officer Ellard upon the complaint of Charles A. Pearson, 1531 Twelfth Court north, who was watching his grocery store.
Mr. Pearson stated that he saw the young man come to the store look around and then steal two quarts and a pint of milk.
Young Aldridge told the judge that he was on his way to Chattanooga and hadn't had a thing to eat since the day before. He was let off with a fine of a dollar and court costs and given a suspended jail sentence of thirty days to speed him on his way to Tennessee.
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Birmingham, Al
Event Date
Early Monday Morning, Feb 17
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let off with a fine of a dollar and court costs and given a suspended jail sentence of thirty days
Event Details
Ed Aldridge, 22, from Route 1 Tuscaloosa Ala., arrested by Officer Ellard for stealing two quarts and a pint of milk from Charles A. Pearson's grocery store at 1531 Twelfth Court north. Aldridge explained he was on his way to Chattanooga and hadn't eaten since the day before.