Telling police that they were "were tired of their lives, and they just 'gave up" a young couple from Wisconsin has apparently admitted going on a crime spree. They stole a car and held up a convenience store.
With a samurai sword.
Renee Ferreri, 22, told police that she and Brian A. Schmid, 24, "were tired of their lives, and they just 'gave up,'" according to a criminal complaint.
The couple needed money to leave town, so they stole a 2000 Mercury Sable on Aug. 8 from the Jeepers Gin Mill and drove to their home to pick up the sword and two stocking caps, police said.
Then Ferreri drove Schmid to a gas station, where a clerk said he threatened her with a "Japanese-style sword" and forced her to give him several hundred dollars from the station's registers.
Police arrested the couple after a Plover officer remembered seeing several samurai swords in their apartment when he responded to a domestic disturbance call in May.
22 and 24 years old and they have pretty well ruined their lives. On the bright side, it could have been a lot worse.
What a sad commentary on today’s youth. So many things they could do, but it sounds like they are more concerned with ‘me’ than finding something worthwhile to do. Where were the parents? Where was our educational system? Hope they get counselors in jail!
ps… you’re right! It could have been a lot worse. At least they didn’t hurt anyone else!