Two men in Kentucky have been imprisoned for stealing a baby Jesus from a family’s Nativity scene over Christmas last year.
The men, aged 21 and 19, were sentenced to 45 days in jail and 2 years probation after pleading guilty to the charges of theft and receiving stolen property – both misdemeanours. Police also recovered other various Christmas decorations from the men’s apartment.
Attorney David Dalton said that most first-time theft charges did not receive jail time, but added:
“Parents shouldn’t have to explain to children why someone would steal ‘baby Jesus’ out of a Nativity scene or rip decorations from the side of the house. It was a stupid stunt and deserved some jail time.”
Jesus was later to reappear in a marmite lid, before being recovered in their apartment of ill-begotten Christmas decorations.
via: cnews

