Malt liquor pincher: 'I was drunk, stupid, ignorant...'

HAYDEN - A Coeur d'Alene man accused of stealing two cans of malt liquor was apprehended by a grocery store loss prevention agent Thursday in Hayden, with help from Kootenai County sheriff's officers.

Jeremy Woodford, 26, was observed entering Super 1 Foods around 9:30 p.m. The agent told deputies that Woodford looked "all sketched out" as he walked into the store and up and down the alcohol aisle several times.

Eventually, according to the sheriff's office report, Woodford walked down the alcohol aisle and placed two cans of Sparks malt liquor, valued at $2.78 each, in the front pockets of his shorts.

The Super 1 agent chased after Woodford as the man left the store with the stolen liquor. During the chase, the agent made a 911 call and told the operator he was chasing a shoplifter and needed help.

Before the deputies arrived, the agent caught up with Woodford and asked the man to stop. Woodford responded to the request, according to the report, by telling the agent: "I don't know ya, bro."

Woodford then reportedly continued running away from the store while yelling "a whole bunch of profanities." The agent was able to catch up with Woodford and tackled him to the ground before placing him in handcuffs with the help of a few passersby.

As the agent was placing Woodford under arrest, the three deputies arrived at the store.

While reading Woodford his Miranda warning, a deputy reported, he noticed Woodford was "extremely intoxicated" because of his actions and a "strong odor of alcohol coming from his person."

The deputy then had the Super 1 loss prevention agent fill out paperwork for a citizen's arrest and, according to the report, asked Woodford why he went into the store.

"I went in there because I was drunk, stupid, ignorant, and I went in there to steal some stupid alcohol," Woodford said.

Woodford was booked into the Kootenai County jail on charges of petit theft and possession of stolen property.

According to the Idaho Repository, Woodford was previously found guilty on four felony charges, including burglary and malicious injury to property.