North Carolina man arrested for not returning VHS tape in 2001
An unreturned copy of Freddy Got Fingered has landed a man in legal trouble.
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Your support makes all the difference.The video store where James Meyers rented a VHS copy of Freddy Got Fingered in 2001 is no longer in business, but he never returned the tape and, 15 years later, he has been arrested for it.
Mr Meyers was stopped by a police officer in Concord, North Carolina for a broken taillight, Sky News reported. But when the officer ran the driver's license, he found that Mr Myers had an outstanding warrant from 2002 for not returning the film to a Kannapolis, NC video store.
The officers let Mr Meyers take his daughter to school, but he had to return to the police station later in the day. He has a court date on April 27 and could face up to a $200 fine. Not returning rental property is a misdemeanor in North Carolina.
Tom Green, who wrote, directed and starred in Freddy Got Fingered, said he would help Mr Meyers out, should he get fined, according to the New York Daily News.
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