Following a viral video of a Texas teen licking an open
carton of Blue Bell ice cream and putting it back in a Walmart freezer, a
suspected copycat has done the same in Louisiana. 36-year-old Lenise Martin III
has been charged with property tampering and posting criminal activity, despite
actually buying the ice cream off-screen. Martin was able to show the sales
clerk and authorities the receipt for the ice cream he tampered with, leading
to a freezer search that confirmed the ice cream had been purchased. Yet,
deputies still decided to move forward with the charges against Martin. After
the initial Blue Bell licking video was posted on Twitter, outrage was sparked
across the internet. Despite rampant calls for criminal prosecution from Internet
users, multiple copycat cases have been reported, including Martin's.
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