Minutes after a man walked into Circle K, grabbed a 12-pack of beer and walked out without paying, police found a man in front of the store meeting the suspect’s description.
Cole Nayder, 43, of Bradenton was arrested at 7:25 p.m. Jan. 4 by Bradenton Beach Police Department — eight minutes after the crime was reported — walking near the store, 103 Gulf Drive S., carrying a computer bag with Budweiser beer protruding out of the bag, according to the BBPD police probable cause affidavit.
Officers checked the bag and, in addition to the 12-pack of beer valued at $12.77, it contained nine white pills determined to be Lorazepam, according to the police report.
Nayder was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and retail theft.
He was booked into the Manatee County jail. His bond was set at $1,500.
Nayder’s court arraignment is set for 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
