A MAN has been sentenced to probation for snatching the hairpiece off
the head of another man at a restaurant.
Paul J. Goudy, 25, of Lemoyne, pleaded guilty to theft by unlawful
taking. He was sentenced to 23 months' probation, fined $US500 and
ordered to write a letter of apology.
The victim, Edward Floyd, was sitting in the Fisaga restaurant in
Harrisburg on when Goudy ripped the hairpiece off his head, taking with
it a gold chain that hung from his neck, according to court documents.
"Don't these guys have anything better to do than to rob and
humiliate someone for absolutely no reason in the world? It's just
outrageous," said Floyd, 60, of Harrisburg. "I'm a nice guy. I don't
bother anybody."
Goudy said another man, Matthew G. Flinchbaugh, 26, of Wormleysburg,
had offered him $US100 to do it as a dare. Flinchbaugh is scheduled to
be arraigned next month on charges of soliciting Goudy to steal the
hairpiece.
