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A Florida man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a Walgreens store manager with a Bible on Easter Sunday.
Peter Owens, 35, was arrested and charged with felony assault after the incident that took place at a Walgreens store in Clearwater Beach on March 31, according to an arrest affidavit from the Clearwater Police Department.
According to the affidavit, Owens entered the Walgreens store shortly after 11:30 p.m. to purchase a pair of headphones when he got into a verbal altercation with a store employee over the merchandise.
The argument escalated after the employee involved the store manager. Owens then allegedly hit her in the face with a Bible after she asked him to leave the store.
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Officials also said this was not Owens’ first run-in with the law. He has a prior conviction for assault and was convicted of that charge in March 2020, according to the affidavit.
Police were able to locate Owens shortly after and take him into custody. She told police she hit the store manager with her Bible because “she was being rude to him,” according to the affidavit, adding that “it was not her intention to hit her.”
Owens was released from the Pinellas County Jail the next day after posting $5,000 bail.
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However, Owens’ crime spree didn’t end there.
Less than 24 hours after his release, Owens was arrested again.
According to an affidavit from the Tarpon Springs Police Department, Owens allegedly stole men’s shoes and a box of Cheez-Its from Walmart.
The affidavit described Owens allegedly grabbing the snack and taking it to the bathroom before selecting a pair of shoes from a rack and tearing off the tag. He then tried on the shoes before allegedly stuffing them inside a duffel bag.
Owens was detained by a loss prevention officer when he allegedly left the store without paying.
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Police were notified and Owens was arrested once again and transported to the Pinellas County Jail. As of Wednesday afternoon, he remains in custody on $150 bail, according to jail records.
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