Nine-Year-Old Boy ARRESTED After Stealing A Pack Of Gum

by Austin Petersen

By Casey Harper Published: January 14, 2015

One nine-year-old boy will have some serious street cred on the playground.

Police in Post Falls, Idaho arrested a nine-year old boy for missing two court dates after allegedly stealing a pack of gum, USA Today reports.

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Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh has said he regrets his office’s decision to issue the arrest warrant. Police say the boy missed his court dates because his family did not have transportation.

The boy was released from the juvenile detention center Jan. 9, the same day he was arrested, CNN reports. Police said they are unsure if the parents will face charges.

Prosecutors told KHQ that they weren’t sure when the boy would stand before a judge.

“Had we known that before the court date we would have provided something for the family,” Post Falls Police Chief Scott Haug told KHQ. “I wish we would have had more information that way we could have provided some sort of assistance.”

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Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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