Rent VHS tapes? I hope you returned them.

[Inquisitor]

Oklahoma woman charged with felony for not returning VHS tape 21 years ago

NORMAN, OK — A former Oklahoma resident is facing felony embezzlement charges for not returning a VHS tape rented in Norman more than two decades ago. Online documents show Caron McBride is a wanted woman for never returning 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' on VHS tape in 1999.

"The first thing she told me was felony embezzlement, so, I thought I was gonna have a heart attack," McBride said.

McBride said she first learned about the charges when trying to change her name on her license after getting married in Texas.

"I went to change my driver's license, during this COVID thing you had to make an appointment, and so, I sent them an email (and) they sent me an email and they told me... that I had an issue in Oklahoma and this was the reference number for me to call this number and I did," McBride said.

McBride said the number was to the Cleveland County District Attorney's Office, where a woman there told her about the charges filed against her.

"She told me it was over the VHS tape and I had to make her repeat it because I thought, this is insane. This girl is kidding me, right? She wasn't kidding," McBride said.

 

[Wild Turkey]

Lock her ass up.

 

[RP-29]

Embarrassing...... 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch'??? She's going to have a criminal record for that???

 

[moxie]

Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.

Give her extra if she wasn’t kind and didn’t rewind

 

[Kburjr]

Don't resist. They will shoot you.

 

[outofyourmind]

What is the Statute of Limitations on a VHS tape anyway.

It's almost like murder, it looks like.

 

[Deep Dish Pizza Goat]

Don't resist. They will shoot you.

 

[Inquisitor]

Tape Wraiths

 

[Inquisitor]

He's on this case now.

 

[CorpRebel]

How do you get "embezzlement" out of that? Petty theft, maybe, but embezzlement??? Embezzlement is more of a financial thing than a property thing.

I've never seen that used outside of an employer/employee relationship before. The D.A. is REALLY stretching on this one!!

 

[Peter Gozintite]

How do you get "embezzlement" out of that? Petty theft, maybe, but embezzlement??? It's more of a financial thing than a property thing.

I've never seen that used outside of an employer/employee relationship before. The D.A. is REALLY stretching on this one!!
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Unless she worked for the place, maybe, I guess... I dont know, but it doesnt sound right.

 

[outofyourmind]

Buy a copy of that on the internet, then tell everyone you tried to return it, but the store was closed and out of business, with no forwarding address.

 

[Inquisitor]

Too bad the movie in question wasn't this:



"I'm sorry, officer, but something compelled me to drop it in a volcano."

 

[fishinabarrel]

Running from the law for 21 years. Had to be terrible living off the grid that whole entire time with only an old copy of Sabrina to keep you entertained.

 

[CaptainStubing]

something is fishy here. not only does the charge of embezzlement not make sense here but felony theft would not apply to a $20 vhs tape.

me thinks this story fake

 

[Bender]

Buy a copy of that on the internet, then tell everyone you tried to return it, but the store was closed and out of business, with no forwarding address.

of course the store went out of business. do you know how much of a financial loss they took when that thug stole that sabrina tape?

surprised the store hung in there until 2008.

 

[Bender]

something is fishy here. not only does the charge of embezzlement not make sense here but felony theft would not apply to a $20 vhs tape.

me thinks this story fake

those late fees really add up.

 

[Inquisitor]

those late fees really add up.

This. I've heard similar stories about library books not being returned and people owing ridiculous amounts of money because of it.

 

[Kburjr]

those late fees really add up.

VHS tapes used to cost big bucks for some movies.

 

[Skerpokes]

Good luck finding employment with that on your record.