McBride added: "I mean, I didn't try to deceive anyone over Samantha (Sabrina) the Teenage Witch, I swear." "Meanwhile, I'm a wanted felon for a VHS tape."Įd Blau, of Blau Law Firm, told KOKH that despite there being no victim, Cleveland County can still prosecute McBride because charges were filed and a warrant was issued against her. "They told me that I had an issue in Oklahoma and this was the reference number, for me to call this number and I did," she said. McBride only discovered her crime when she tried to change her name after recently getting married. "I don't know, I have never watched that show in my entire life, just not my cup of tea." "He had two kids - daughters that were 8, 10, or 11 years old - and I'm thinking he went and got it and didn't take it back or something. "I had lived with a young man, this was over 20 years ago," she added. McBride denies ever renting the video, claiming it may have been an ex-lover's children. "The first thing she told me was felony embezzlement, so, I thought I was gonna have a heart attack," she said.
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This story was reported from Los Angeles.Ammon News - Caron McBride said she "thought she was going to have a heart attack" after being arrested over the late return of the children's movie, which was rented in March 2000Ī woman has been charged with embezzlement for failing to return a VHS video she allegedly rented 21 years ago.Ĭaron McBride said she "thought she was going to have a heart attack" after being arrested over the late return of the Sabrina the Teenage Witch video.Ĭourt documents revealed McBride is alleged to have rented the VHS cassette from Movie Place in Norman, Oklahoma in the US, in March 2000. The district attorney for Cleveland County has yet to respond to FOX Television Stations' request for a comment. "I would say check your closets, make sure you don’t have any secret VHS from Blockbuster or any other place hidden in there and if you do, take it and get rid of it. "I would say never rent a VHS tape, but those don’t exist anymore," she said. However, the ordeal has taught her a lesson. McBride said the final bill from the video rental store was less than $60 and said she could’ve easily handled it. "I believe there’s somebody out here that’s going to see that I do," she said. RELATED: Man claims he found shrimp tails in box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch However, she’s now looking for an attorney to take civil action even though several lawyers told her she doesn't have a case.
McBride said the current district attorney for Cleveland County, Oklahoma, informed her that the charge was dismissed and her record was expunged.
"The more I think about it, the more it pisses me off," she added. "I have an education and I shouldn’t have to do that and struggle the way I struggled." "It’s caused me to have to work crappy jobs, two and three jobs at a time," she continued. She said she was never told why but now realized her embezzlement charge likely had something to do with it. McBride said she majored in business at Florida State University and has lost several high-paying jobs after her bosses ran a criminal background check. "I’m sure he’s going to hide in a hole or he’s going to come back very happy that he’s made my life a living you-know-what."Īll laughter aside, McBride said the outstanding warrant has impacted her life in retrospect. McBride said she has reached out to her ex-boyfriend. RELATED: Overdue books returned to university library 52 years later
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