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A Florida man might not want to take Snapchat video suggestions from his nephew anymore.
According to Sarasota police, Brian Slocum walked into a pawnshop on Tuesday evening. He had his infant son in a carrier when he approached the clerk.
The 43-year-old single dad then put the carrier on the counter, spun it around, and asked what he could get for the baby.
This is what I got. I know [theres] no one under 18 in here, but hes barely used, 7-1/2 months old, what do you think hes worth? Slocum is heard on a video that was posted on his Snapchat.
He didnt get an offer. The Sarasota Police Department got a phone call instead from the clerk.
The pawn shop clerk did take the comments made by Mr. Slocum very serious and we appreciate him immediately notifying [us], the department said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.
The police utilized vast resources from several divisions to locate the child and identify Slocum, detectives said.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article230255619.html#storylink=cpy
lpbk2713
(42,777 posts)Now I've heard it all.
no_hypocrisy
(46,332 posts)Mariana
(14,863 posts)This is the actual headline:
A Florida man walks into a pawnshop with his baby. Apparently, this joke isnt funny.
It seems, from the story, that the police have concluded that the man didn't actually attempt to pawn the baby.