Suspect trips over his pants while fleeing police

[February 19, 2009]  PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities said a burglary suspect was literally caught with his pants down while trying to run away.

A deputy responded to an alarm at a convenient store early Tuesday morning and reported seeing a 37-year-old man exiting through a smashed-out front door while carrying several packs of cigarettes.

Deputies said the man tried to flee, but the handfuls of cigarettes prevented him from holding up his pants, which fell down and tripped him before he could make it out of the parking lot.

The man was charged with criminal mischief, burglary, theft and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was being held on $12,000 bail.

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Information from: Pensacola News Journal, http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/

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