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Jun 10, 2002:
Doughnut truck thief arrested
On this day in 2002, Clint Messina, 21, of Lacombe, Louisiana, is
arrested and charged in the attempted murder of a police officer
after driving into a patrol car while attempting to flee from
sheriff's deputies. Soon after, police discovered that he was
already a wanted man.
At about 3:30 a.m. on March 27, Messina and an associate, Rose
Houk, 31, stole a Krispy Kreme doughnuts delivery truck in
Slidell, Louisiana. The Krispy Kreme deliveryman had left the
engine of the truck running and its rear doors open while he went
into a convenience store to make a delivery. Upon returning to
find the truck and the hundreds of doughnuts inside missing, the
deliveryman called police, who pursued and caught up to the
vehicle. Messina and Houk then led police on a 15-mile chase,
leaving a trail of doughnuts behind them as they fled. The
incident was the subject of nationwide media attention and, as it
involved cops and doughnuts, kept late-night comedians busy for
several days.
Eventually, Messina and Houk abandoned the vehicle and attempted
to get away on foot. Houk didn't make it and was arrested, but
Messina, who was driving, managed to escape. Both were eventually
charged with auto theft and resisting arrest by flight.
Afterward, Lt. Rob Callahan of the Slidell police joked, "We're
glad he's off the streets, but this unfortunately means we're
going to have to stop staking out all the local doughnut shops
looking for him." On a more serious note, he added, "We all had a
lot of fun with the doughnut truck incident, but this is a
sobering reminder that police officers put their lives on the
line whenever they initiate a pursuit."
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