This Guy Allegedly Broke Into A Convenience Store To Pay For A Pack Of Cigarettes
He’s now facing burglary charges.
A man in New Mexico was charged with burglary and breaking and entering on Sunday after he allegedly broke into a convenience store to buy a pack of cigarettes.
Ellis C. Battista.
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Ellis C. Battista, 24, and a friend drove up to a 24-hour gas station at around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, according to an arrest report from the Las Cruces Police Department. But the store was closed.
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Battista allegedly pounded on the store's front door, but he couldn't hear anyone. He then allegedly broke a window to get inside.
The 24-year-old allegedly grabbed a pack of Camel 99's and raised them in front of the store's surveillance camera. He then held up $6 in cash which he put on the counter before leaving, according to police.
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