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TEXAS POLICE RELEASE GRINNING SUSPECT'S BIZARRE MUGSHOT



You're supposed to be happy if you don't get caught. But one Texas suspect was grinning from ear to ear when he was booked into jail by police after an alleged thrift store robbery as his beaming mugshot testifies. Though the meth-related charges may have something to do with the smile across his face.

City of Odessa Police said officers arrested Shawn Paul Melonakos, 36, on Saturday at around 7.23 p.m. after responding to the Door of Hope Thrift Store on 1611 East 8th Street following reports of a robbery.

Melonakos allegedly picked up items in the store and left abruptly without paying. When store staff confronted Melonakos, police said the suspect picked up a large rock and made threats.

"The complainant feared for his life and brandished a firearm before firing one round," Odess Police said in a release. "The complainant and another male subject chased Melonakos to the area of Crescent and Beverly and detained him until officers arrived on scene."

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  • Profile picture of the author Kay King
    Robbing a thrift shop - aim high! Don't think I want to try whatever he's on....
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      Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

      Robbing a thrift shop - aim high! Don't think I want to try whatever he's on....
      "Though the meth-related charges may have something to do with the smile across his face."

      Been there and tried that. Not good. lol
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      Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

      Robbing a thrift shop - aim high! Don't think I want to try whatever he's on....
      being around people with drug addictions i am so happy i never had the desire to try them.. i may like them ..sure i will.. and would rather work on solving my problems ..rather than doing the drugs that get you away from the problems for a time .. but are there when the drugs wear off and new problems occur because of the drug..

      so this guy steals stuff from a thrift store and may trade it or sell it to get enough meth to get high for a few days.. or get caught stealing and get arrested ..whle he has a oil burner (drug paraphernalia ..on him and faces time in jail .. a few days or a week o whatever .. and then the police tend to keep some of the person's belongings .. yada yada yada ..

      but i'm a hard ass on this.. any addictive behaviors that are engaged in to feel better for now or escape from suffering.. for the moment while not doing anything to solve the long term problems ..or actually make them worse .. can be treated equally ..it's just easier to point at the drug addict ..

      oh and looking at the weather in odessa texas..if this guy is homeless ..that smiles is because hes getting three hots and a cot and showers every day.. and getting in out of near 100 degree temperatures .. some people will commit crimes in the extreme hot or cold to get out of the weather for a few days weeks or months ..
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    Maybe he's trying to prove he's not a meth addict by showing "I've got TEETH"...
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      Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

      Maybe he's trying to prove he's not a method addict by showing "I've got TEETH"...
      could be ..or he is just still young and hasn't reach the point of smoking meth and drinking 7 big gulp sodas a day for 5 to 10 days straight with no sleep ..

      adding this later and it's bad so if it needs to be removed it ok..

      Or he is smiling like that because he has drugs hidden up his butt or in his underwear and he is thinking how much he will make selling them inside the jail .. or just happy they have yet to find the drugs

      the most intelligent thing a tweeker or someone on meth usually says to me is " of course you don't think the cops are always watching you .. you are not on drugs .."
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