Texas Woman Operates Electric Cart While Drinking Wine from Pringles Can; Banned from Walmart
This past Friday at around 9 AM, the Wichita Falls Police Department kicked off the weekend with an incredibly strange turn of events. They were contacted regarding a suspicious person. The police responded to the report and arrived on the scene at a Walmart in Wichita Falls, a city near the Oklahoma border.
In a bizarre turn of events, it turned out that the suspicious person was an intoxicated woman who was drinking wine from a Pringles can while operating an electric cart. According to eyewitnesses, she was wearing a blue jacket and black pants. Apparently, she had been riding around the parking lot in the cart for the past 3 hours (meaning since roughly 6:30 AM), as confirmed by the Wichita Falls PD spokesperson, Jeff Hughes. By the time the police arrived on the scene, the woman had already left.
After carrying out a full search, the police were able to track down the woman to a nearby restaurant. It was here that she was told she’s no longer allowed to enter the premises of the store, effectively banning her from the outlet. It’s possible that the biggest reason she was banned was that the electric carts are meant to accommodate disabled shoppers and she was running the risk of damaging it.
Furthermore, public intoxication is classified as a misdemeanor according to Texas state law. Public intoxication in Texas is defined by having a blood-alcohol concentration of at least 0.8 while in a place easily accessible by the general public. It becomes a misdemeanor when the intoxicated party is a threat to themselves or to any other people present. With this information in mind, it’s clear that these terms apply to the woman at Walmart.
After resolving the situation, the police shared statements with the media and confirmed that no charges would be pressed against her for the incident, so she was not arrested. She has not been identified and remains nameless in all reports.
At this point in time, there are no available statements or comments from the Wichita Falls PD.