A South Florida man accused of stealing puppets from an elementary school did his best impersonation of the most famous puppet of all over the weekend, not that it helped much.
Harold Caswell III was caught walking out of a children's academy in Port St. Lucie with a backpack full of puppets on Sunday by police, reports Wpbf.com
When asked what he was doing, Caswell turned Pinocchio and started lying.
First, he told cops he was checking on when he could register his daughter for classes on a day when no school employees were working. Cops didn't report seeing the suspect's nose grow but they could smell the alcohol on his breath.
Seeing his puppet impersonation wasn't working, Caswell ran back inside the building and tried to lock the door behind him. Cops eventually blocked the puppet master's retreat and used a Taser to put him down for good.
Now Caswell faces charges of burglary, battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest with violence and possession of marijuana.
Why Caswell only went for the puppets is anyone's guess. Among the puppets was a policeman.
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Caswell probably wishes that one would didn't come to life.
