Police: US man stole ferret by shoving in pants

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By Jason Overholt

Story Created: Oct 29, 2009 at 9:49 AM EST

Story Updated: Oct 29, 2009 at 9:49 AM EST

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Florida (AP) — Police say a homeless man stole a live ferret by stuffing it in his pants.

Thirty-eight-year-old Rodney Bolton is charged with theft over the $129 animal that police say he took from a pet store in Jacksonville Beach, The Florida Times-Union reported.

A 17-year-old witness confronted Bolton in the parking lot and was bitten by the animal after the man allegedly shoved it in the teen's face.

That confrontation makes the ferret a "special weapon" under Florida law. So Bolton also faces battery charges for dangerously wielding the animal.

Calls to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Department to see if Bolton has a lawyer were not answered early Thursday.

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