Girlfriend or Jail? Jail of course.

Armed with a butcher’s knife, Tasmanian, Craig Douglas Allen demanded that a 22 -year -old male attendant hand over money at a local service station. His reward was $450 in notes. He was however caught walking along the road.

Allen pleaded guilty to one count of armed robbery committed at a Bridgewater service station in June, 2010. Strangely enough, he didn’t need the money as much as he needed the accommodation.

Justice Porter revealed the man had an extensive record including a previous robbery of a service station with a sawn-off shotgun in 2006. He also recounted to Allen his reason for the theft

You admitted being involved in the robbery and said that you wanted to do it so that you could go back to jail. When interviewed you confirmed that it was your intention to get yourself into trouble and to go to jail as you had broken up with your girlfriend and that this would prevent you from seeing or contacting her. This is a rather unusual case. It is clear from the facts that you quickly returned to the scene in order to be apprehended. Regrettably you saw committing the crime as a way of avoiding the immediate issue following the relationship breakdown.

Makes you wonder what sort of relationship it was in the first place doesn’t it.

[The Mercury]