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Teen gets 30 days for drinking beer at Walmart
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A cold beer had a high price for a local teen who was sentenced to a month in jail after being caught drinking a beer while sitting on the toilet at Walmart last week.The defendant, John Steven Reynolds, 19, entered guilty plea Tuesday morning during arraignment before General Sessions Judge Larry Ross to the charge of shoplifting and underage consumption. He was ordered to serve 30 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay a $50 fine plus make $30 restitution, and must stay out of Walmart.His sentence comes after he was caught drinking a beer while sitting in a bathroom stall at Walmart. Authorities say Reynolds was wearing a backpack which contained two 12-packs of beer, including Budweiser and Bud Light.