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Subscribe to RSSA completely nude man is caught on video walking into a Pennsylvania Walmart before finally slipping on a pair of socks. Msnbc.com's Al Stirrett reports.
A southeastern Pennsylvania man is behind bars after police say he walked naked into a Philadelphia-area Walmart and stole a pair of socks.
Verdon Lamont Taylor, 32, was arrested Wednesday night after police say he stripped off his clothes in the parking lot of the Exton store and went inside.
Police told local media outlets that surveillance footage shows the 6-foot-4, 300-pound Downingtown man walking around the store wearing nothing but a pair of socks he had stolen there. The video also shows shoppers avoiding Taylor.
Authorities say they used a stun gun to subdue Taylor after he refused to comply with officers' orders and spat in an officer’s face.
Taylor was arraigned on charges including aggravated assault and indecent exposure, local media said. He's being held on $50,000 bail at Chester County Prison.
Online court records do not list an attorney for Taylor, according to The Associated Press.
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Couldn't he have stolen some underwear first?
I'd guess he's not modest. Just wants warm feet.
hahahaha
like duh...cracked me up.
Maybe he thought he was invisible.
Never underestimate the importance of correct socks when making a fashion statement.
Well, they didn't actually say he was wearing the socks on his feet....
Yes they did, and he was..
In the photo; the sock looks like a baby footie. I mean, you would think most guys would at least need a "mid-calf" sock. Remember in the 70's and 80's when socks were so long you could tuck your junk into the tops of your socks?
flbikerchick, that was similar to my first thought when I read the headline.
I don't remember quite that far back. I still tucked my junk into my socks, but they were only the calf length ones.
I was just in Walmart and I saw a pair of socks walk out the front door.
Hell yes, he stole them! First off, his feet were cold. Walmart has cut back on heat in their stores. Secondly, a pair of socks aren't enough to stand in those llloooonnnngggg lines at WalMart for. Have you seen all of those stuffed carts going thru the 15 or less express lane? Who wants to do that for a lousy pair of socks.
I guess the underwear wasn't on sale, or if it's like our newly renovated WM, he couldn't FIND them.
On the whole, a totally believable story.
Dude, that comment about stealing the underwear first cracked me up!
He just wanted to look like the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Where did he put them?
This story is funny---at least he wasn't one of the violent ones---
It must have been "cold" for him---a blanket would have been a better item to take.
Walmart is not the only store that has a range of different people. I've seen people stealing 15 cent bottles of water at another place of business.
What thrill do these people get?---Harmless--but a chuckle for the day. Is this an 'addiction"?
" The video also shows shoppers avoiding Taylor"
Good Parents! They managed to get their kids to "Just say NO to crack!"
I was wondering what Flea was up to nowadays.
The People of Walmart strikes again!
I was at walmart yesterday getting things for a trip.. I went over in to the women's section and low and behold panchos.. This dude would benefit from stealing one of those and socks, that's how i roll..
Socks must have been on his mind instead of his "behind" at Walmart--
He probably wanted to join the Walmart Community who are on all the Forwards sent: Walmart People photos/attachments. Looking for his 15 mins. of fame.
No one knows why-- he may have been mugged, jumped, mentally ill or damaged.
Hence before you judge please get the facts!
He spat at an officer...since he was naked, it's a good thing that's all he did...."cleanup in aisle eight".
If you are going to jail, it's always a wise idea to go with clean new socks. You don't want people to see dirty socks, it can be embarrassing
Besides, he's not naked... The dude brought his own blur spot
strange how a naked man who steal socks lands in jail with $50, 000 bail set, but the bankers robbed us of billions and havent once seen the inside of a cell or paid a single penny in fines. ( not the company , but those who made the decisions to hedge against clients , or push people into subprimes that easily qualified for better loans.)
Maybe he was getting married and didn't want to get cold feet.
So did he steal "a pair" of socks? Or did he need just 3 socks?? :)
At least they didn't have to strip search him..........saved the police a lot of time.
Probaly on his way to the "Atheithfest" in DC.
nobrent:
Witty Remark re: Obese man steals socks while naked at Walmart.
to Alostfraggle.....it does not say he had the socks on his feet and how would you know for sure if he did??? Were you there?? Doesn't really matter, just sayin'
Sounds like a religious nut to me.
Sounds like he wanted to get caught. Must need attention or something.
Probably a mental health issue but the article doesn't provide enough background.
maybe he just really wanted some socks...
Maybe there was a sale so good he had no time to dress?
(of course, disrobing in the parking lot seems to discredit that notion)
Why does this @!$%# always happen only in Walmarts? LOL
Wow. I am posting this from my job, a 5 minute drive from this particular Walmart. The funny thing is that the Exton/Downingtown area is one of those snotty, BMW driving, $300k cookie cutter house living, thinks-its-classier-than-it-really-is kind of places. It is the borderline between the Main Line millionares area and the lower-middle-class hood area (where I proudly live).
Hence, when Mr. Socks streaked his way through the Walmart, a whole bunch of upper-middle class suburbanites got their eyes full. The poor children will have to skip lacrosse practice one night a week and go to therapy now. Oh, and Youtube will have a bunch of iPhone videos that it will need to delete. Oh, and the Target up the street may see an uptick in business now.
That is funny!! (The children, the poor traumatized children!)
Life in the trailerhood. ;)
I wonder if you had a mentally ill dad or son--just how funny you would think of this. your responses show just how ignorant too many are---and how pathetic to laugh at someone who is ill---!
Silly, where in the story did it say he was mentally ill? While you're making assumptions, how about adding hopped up on goofballs or drunk as a skunk? And, yes, if I had a mentally ill family member who did that, I'll laugh my ass off! That's HILARIOUS.
Well it did not say that he wasn't mentally ill. That is the most likely explanation for this type of behavior. I have taken care of people who have done things such as that at it is no laughing manner. I guess for you cervical cancer and AIDS are great entertainment as well.
He was probably mentally ill, on drugs, or both...
Nasty.
What is Arnold supposed to do when he first gets here from the future?
Ha! Good one!
I always wondered why his clothes didn't come with him. If I remember right, he went into a biker bar instead of a walmart. Not a choice I would have made. I mean, of course, if I ever land naked in an alley from the future.
Headline should read Naked Man, so we don't waste our time.
They should just create a new section called WallyWorld or soemthing just for the stuff that happens there. Sort of like entering the twilight zone....
They have and it's called people of Walmart. They list news in addition to pictures.
Rocco, should read extremely obese naked man
He is probably mentally challenged. Locking up will not help. Need treatment (but not with drugs).
Or he was under the influence of some sort of drug. Either way, yes, he needs help. Indecent exposure plus the theft of one pair of socks doesn't really need extended jail time.
Ya think!!
He would have to walk out of the store to steal the socks. He was trying them on. They zapped him before he had a chance to pay. Wonder where he kept his wallet?
Ahh, The People of Walmart. Never a dull moment.
Especially when it comes to 300+ pound customers.
too funny...all the comments on here lead me to think there's a lot of bored americans surfin the web who aint got a piece in a long, looooong time! hehe! sad though...
prayin for yall : (
$50,000 bail? The guy doesn't even have pants...
Apparently, that's not a concern of his.
Aggravated assault???? If the cops hadn't assaulted him I'm sure he would have left without incident and $50k bail??? I just read a story of a Teenager starved by her parents and they only got $20k bail each. Let the punishment fit the crime. $50k bail for a $2.00 pair of socks made in China. WTF is this world coming too.
How did the cops assault him? I don't care who you are, or where you are, if you don't comply to police demands(when you're obviously in the wrong) you're likely going to get tazed.
As far as the assault, regardless whether you agree or disagree, no matter where you go, spitting on a police officer is considered assault.
Did they have to taze him ? I guess it was more fun to do so. Probable lucky he wasn't shot too,even though they could plainly see he wasn't armed and dangerous. As for the spitting. if you or I was spit on would it be assault ? This man was mentally ill. Cops deserve respect when they give respect.
Were the genius cops worried about a concealed weapon??
All we have is the cops' claim that he spat on them. I need some objective proof.
The tazer was supposed to have been a non-lethal means for police to defend themselves from a violent offender short of actually using a firearm. It has morphed into a handy, no thought required, means of compliance.
Don't get your license out fast enough? Get tazed. Don't answer a question to my satisfaction? Get tazed. Make the mistake of having a diabetic reaction? Must be drunk. Get a damned good tazing. Am I the only person who sees a problem here? Oops, shouldn't have questioned authority. Get tazed.
I agree with you about tazers, in Tucson Az several years back a cop tazed a nine year old girl that was a run away from Child Protective Services that he claimed he couldn't control,she was lucky she wasn't killed , tazers were intended to safely control extremely violent adults. No charges were filed.
and yet again we are confronted with the age old problem.....Does Wal-Mart intentionally attract naked people? , or are naked people just attracted to falling prices on cheap Chinese goods? I think the smiling face is like a beacon.
lmao!!!
Reminds me of a movie I saw... wonder if he spoke with an Austrian accent
Nice, only in Walmart....
If he hadn't stole the socks or spit in the face of a cop, its a lot to do about nothing. Nudity isn't the worse thing. While I am not advocating people walking around nude, I like how Europeans treat nudity; they tend to celebrate and not be ashamed of it, like we are. In the U.S. we let our kids watch violent movies before we let them watch movies with nude scenes. It's absurd.
Oh no! An advocate for public nudity. Please don't do any celebrating in my neighborhood around my kids.
If your child seeing a naked human body is the worst thing you have to fear, you really live a sheltered life. Suburbanites! LOL!
At least they did not have to frisk him.
Yeah, for he had 'nothing' to hide!!!!
If you weigh 300 lbs then your 'junk' is hid by all the over-lapping, down to your knee flab. Ugh! Don't really want to visualize that!!!
maybe he needed to rub one out and didn't want to use his own socks or clothes...
Looks like he'd be a "natural" for the "People of Walmart" website.
If he stole a pair of socks - where was he supposed to hide them? Gross!
Where did he keep his wallet?!
He didn't have a place for a wallet, silly, that's why he stole the socks!
I'd think they'd WANT him to take at least one sock.
When I saw the headline words "naked" and "sock", I first thought of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
If only they had a DMV office in every Wal-Mart. Then it would be paradise.
Yet he was still better dressed than 90 percent of the other WalMart shoppers.
Why is it always Wal-Mart?
Because the trailer trash crowd can't shop at Nordstroms.
Check it out for yourself at the "People of Wal-mart" website. It is truly scary.
At 300 pounds I am surprised that he was noticed at all. Typical Wal-Mart customer in my area. Overweight with handicapped parking stickers as they can't walk and need to park near the door and grab a handicapped scooter.
LOL. I was at a Walmart in Bloomington, IL and that pretty much describes it!
I just don't get the mentality of "I'm naked, nobody will suspect a thing and there will be no cops". You should just go straight to the police station. Walmart was just a stopover from there anyway.
A girl is locked in a basement, starved and abused for 6 yrs and her parents get $20,000.00 bail each. Some idiot walks into Walmart naked, steals socks, spits at a cop, resists arrest and he gets $50,000.00 bail. wtf?
On a lighter note, I would've paid top dollar to see this episode of Walmartians.
I hope you're mistaken. I heard about that case. I sure hope their bail was higher than 20k. Only in WalMart would you find a 300 pound naked dude. Hideous.
Their bail was set at a ridiculously low amount. It was 20 or 22,000.
CatChick, I had the same damn thought! Where's the justice in that? Guarantee those Wisconsin POSs are already bonded out.
It would have been hilarious if he stole 3 socks and not just two, just sayin.
Why did he take of HIS socks and steal a pair? That's plain stupid
This guy is an amateur. Everyone know that when walking naked in Wal-Mart, you first go to the cooking oil section and pour it all over your body. That way, when the cops do show up, they can't catch you as easily, and when they taze you, you catch on fire and sue them.
Excellent post.
Where was the smiling Walmart greeter? No shoes, No shirt, No pants, No Service.
Walmart doesn't hire young people to greet the consumers. They hire people that put a smile on your face because you're glad you got your health. Don't you think it's suspicious that his bond is set at $50k? The greeter obviously is ill or has passed of cardiac arrest.
They don't have greeters anymore.
The Greeter probably told him he couldn't walk around the store without something on his feet.
Well, this guy was 6'4" and 300 lbs- doubt the greeter wanted any of that!
I've always wondered about places that say, "No shirt, no shoes, no service". What if you went in wearing just shirt and shoes?
greeters cost the Waltons too much profit
"Authorities say they used a stun gun to subdue Taylor after he refused to comply with officers' orders and to spit in an officer’s face, police say."
They asked him to spit in their faces? lol