Man pleads guilty to serial shrimp shoplifting

[April 03, 2009]  SALEM, N.H. (AP) -- A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to being a serial shrimp shoplifter at a New Hampshire supermarket, but hasn't explained why he couldn't stay away from the frozen fish.

John Silvera, 46, pleaded guilty to charges of shoplifting and simple assault in connection with his arrest last month. Police said he stole about $500 worth of shrimp in four separate trips to the Salem Market Basket.

The Eagle-Tribune reported his plea deal required him to waive extradition so he can answer to another shoplifting charge from Methuen, where he is accused of making off with a jacket full of frozen shrimp at a Market Basket there.

Silvera was expected to spend several months in jail before being sent to Oklahoma to face drug trafficking charges there.

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Information from: Eagle Tribune, http://www.eagletribune.com/

[Associated Press]

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