Stillwater Teen Attempts to Conceal His Identity to Purchase Tobacco

A Stillwater teen went through some great lengths in the attempt to purchase tobacco from on Settlers Way.

But two wardrobe changes, some voice manipulation and a fabricated story about being involved in a bad car accident only got the boy three citations—and a parental grounding from the local convenience store.

According to police reports, this is the same 17-year-old boy who told police he was .

Here’s how the latest story went down, according to the police report:

Just before 9 p.m. on Jan. 4 a 17-year-old Stillwater boy allegedly geared up in a black jacket, jeans, a bomber-style winter cap and a mask that covered his face from his nose down and headed out to Kwik Trip on Settlers Way to buy a bagel, soda and two tins of Grizzly Chew.

As the transaction transpired, the clerk became suspicious of the man’s actual identity and asked for ID. The teen allegedly pulled out his father’s wallet, deepened his voice and produced a license stating he was born in 1967.

To confirm the man’s identity, the clerk asked the male to remove his mask. The boy pulled the mask down to his chin—revealing that he appeared to be about 15 years old. The sale of tobacco was refused, but the boy bought the bagel with his father’s credit card and left the store.

If at first you don’t succeed …

But the refusal of tobacco just meant it was time for a wardrobe change.

At about 11:30 p.m., the boy came back to the store wearing a blue jacket, a baseball hat, sunglasses at night—and this time—he allegedly concealed his identity with an Ace bandage covering his entire face except for a small hole for his mouth and one eye opening.

The boy’s behavior allegedly concerned the store’s employees as he loitered around for about 15 minutes with his arm in his jacket. The boy eventually limped up to the register offered the clerk a story about recovering from a bad car accident—and asked to buy some ibuprofen and a couple of packages of Cigarellos.

The boy then produced the same driver’s license that was refused for chewing tobacco a couple of hours earlier. The sale was once again refused and the boy left the store.

The clerks told police that they believed the boy was a regular customer. They provided police with video and a few still shots from the surveillance cameras for investigation, which led the cops to a home a few blocks away from the store to question a boy they have had previous contacts with.

While at the house, the boy admitted to dressing up, heading down to Kwik Trip and trying to buy tobacco.

Police explained that concealing his identity in this way at a convenience store was alarming to staff because it appeared as though he may try to rob the place, the report states. Police also told the teen that a stunt like that could have put the boy’s safety in jeopardy.

The teen was cited for attempting to purchase tobacco, misuse of a Minnesota driver’s license and concealing his identity in public.