please pass the evidence

Last week, 18-year-old William Colburn stole a $16 pair of earrings from the local JC Penney store. Store security observed William take the earrings and drop them into the water bottle he was carrying.

After he left the store, the security guards approached William. Being a quick thinker, William immediately drank the contents of the water bottle... including the pair of earrings.

We can guess that William assumed that swallowing the evidence would get him off the hook. It didn't.

William was given an X-ray that confirmed the presence of earrings in his stomach. He has been charged with retail theft and tampering with evidence. However, police had to wait for William to deliver the evidence.

No word on what police will do with the earrings.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28005993/