PORT ARTHUR, Texas- A 24-year-old Texas man has been arrested and charged with criminal mischief after being accused of opening and licking a container of Blue Bell Ice Cream.
Police said D'Adrien Anderson posted the video of him licking the ice cream and putting it back into the freezer at the Port Arthur Walmart,KFDM reported.
The video was recorded Monday and posted to social media, where police were able to see it, KTRK reported.
Walmart officials told police they saw Anderson remove the carton and bought it before anyone else could purchase it.
Anderson and his father returned to the store to show the receipt proving that he had paid for it,KTRK reported.
Jefferson County District Attorney Bob Wortham said the store still replaced the ice cream and the charges were filed due to the financial loss the store suffered and the cost to law enforcement for the investigation.
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