FL Man Steals $1,250 Snoop Dogg Bobblehead From Store: Sheriff

FORT MYERS, FL — A Fort Myers man accused of having "too much gin and juice" is facing charges after the Lee County Sheriff's Office said he stole a $1,250 Snoop Dogg bobblehead from a Big Pine Way store.

Authorities said Rocco Benedetto, 50, took the oversized Snoop Dogg bobblehead figurine around 10 p.m. Tuesday from the hostess station inside of the store.

The sheriff's office released video footage of the incident via Facebook, which shows a man snatching the figurine before heading to the parking lot.

Benedetto was identified as the suspect during an investigation, and authorities said he surrendered Wednesday to the LCSO headquarters. He was charged on suspicion of one count of grand theft and was released Wednesday on a $2,500 cash bond, Lee County Jail records show.

The bobblehead has been returned to the store, authorities said.

"The successful conclusion to this case is a great example of the valuable partnerships my team has created with Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, the local media and our community members to help identify this thief and bring justice to a local business," Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said in a statement. "What may have seemed like a joke to this suspect, ended in a not-so-humorous trip to jail for a felony offense."