Thanks to a reader comment, we learned that a man we previously called The Sushi Thief has been arrested again, on the 24th, and is currently in the county jail with bond set at $25,000.
As noted in our previous article, Mr. Perrelli has had several arrests in the past 13 months.
At West Boca News, we firmly believe defendants are innocent until proven guilty. However, we also firmly believe that prosecutors should vigorously prosecute cases like this and that the court system should hold people accountable when they are guilty.
One other arrest of minor note, local Joe Benavides (23) was arrested on marijuana charges. As we’ve said in the past, it is a waste to arrest and prosecute people for drugs. In this case Mr. Benavides seems to be a good guy with a job, no obvious criminal history, and a part of the community with many friends.
We live in a place where violent criminals are routinely let go. Police, prosecutors and courts are valuable resources that should not be wasted harassing someone like Mr. Benavides, who has harmed no one. Those resources should instead be devoted to investigating and prosecuting real crimes – ones with actual victims.
It is worthy of note that he has apparently been open about this with many of his friends, as shown by his Instagram post yesterday, liked by 40 friends.
