Man With Larceny Convictions Breaks Parole Over $3 Drink: Cops

VERNON, CT — A Vernon man who was on parole and has past larceny convictions broke that parole on Wednesday over a $3.02 energy drink that a store clerk gave him an opportunity to put back in the cooler, police said.

According to an incident report, a clerk watched 30-year-old Brendan Margelony enter the Cumberland Farms on Hartford turnpike at 7:17 p.m.

The clerk, who knew Margelony Personally, watched him remove two cans of Monster energy drink from the cooler and move to another part of the store, according to an incident report. The clerk then saw him conceal one drink in a pocket, according to an incident report.

The clerk told Margeloney that if he took something, he should put it back and then told police he returned just one of the cans, according to an incident report. He then left the store on foot, according to an incident report.

When police confronted Margelony, the drink was unopened, according to an incident report.

Because Margelony is on parole, police were required to arrest him, a department spokesman said.

Court records show he was convicted in October 2016 of first-degree larceny and had a five-year sentence suspended. The sentence was reinstated a year later, suspended after six months with three years probation, because of a probation violation, court records show. Court records also show he was sentenced to 30 days in jail with a year's probation in July 2016 for sixth-degree larceny.

He was charged locally on Wednesday with sixth-degree larceny, police said. The energy drink cost $2.79 and was $3.02 after tax, according to an incident report.

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