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A Florida man was arrested <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">after he allegedly assaulted</a> a Walgreens store manager with a Bible on Easter Sunday.Peter Owens, 35, was arrested and charged with felony battery after the incident that unfolded at a Walgreens store <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southeast/florida" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in Clearwater Beach on March 31,</a> according to an arrest affidavit from the Clearwater Police Department.According to the affidavit, Owens entered the Walgreens store just after 11:30 p.m. to purchase a pair of headphones when he got into a verbal altercation with a store employee over the merchandise.The argument escalated after the employee got the store manager involved. Owens then allegedly smacked her in the face <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/religion/christianity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">with a Bible</a> after she asked him to leave the store.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/watch-police-officer-chases-suspected-shoplifter-horseback" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WATCH: POLICE OFFICER ON HORSEBACK CHASES SUSPECTED SHOPLIFTER</a>Officials also said that this was not Owens' first run-in with the law. He has one prior conviction for battery and was convicted on that charge in March 2020, according to the affidavit. Police were able to locate Owens shortly after and take him into custody. He told police that he hit the store manager with his Bible because "she was being rude to him," the affidavit said, adding that "he did not mean to hit her." Owens was released from the Pinellas County Jail the next day after posting $5,000 bond. <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-woman-tells-police-walmart-shoplifting-spree-was-game-its-really-really-fun" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FLORIDA WOMAN TELLS POLICE WALMART SHOPLIFTING SPREE WAS A 'GAME': 'IT'S REALLY, REALLY FUN'</a>However, Owens' crime spree did not stop there.Less than 24 hours after his release, Owens was arrested again.According to an affidavit from the Tarpon Springs Police Department, Owens allegedly stole men's shoes and a box of Cheez-Its from Walmart. The affidavit described that Owens <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/robbery-theft" target="_blank" rel="noopener">allegedly grabbed the snack</a> and took it into the bathroom with him before selecting a pair of shoes from a shelf and ripping the tag off them. He then tried on the shoes before allegedly shoving them inside a duffle bag. Owens was stopped by a loss prevention officer when he allegedly walked out of the store without paying.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/download" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</a>Police were notified and Owens was arrested once again and transported to the Pinellas County Jail. As of Wednesday afternoon, he remains in custody on $150 bond, according to jail records.

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content: 'A Florida man was arrested <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">after he allegedly assaulted</a> a Walgreens store
 manager with a Bible on Easter Sunday.Peter Owens, 35, was arrested and charged
 with felony battery after the incident that unfolded at a Walgreens store <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southeast/florida"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">in Clearwater Beach on March 31,</a> according to
 an arrest affidavit from the Clearwater Police Department.According to the
 affidavit, Owens entered the Walgreens store just after 11:30 p.m. to purchase a
 pair of headphones when he got into a verbal altercation with a store employee over
 the merchandise.The argument escalated after the employee got the store manager
 involved. Owens then allegedly smacked her in the face <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/religion/christianity"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">with a Bible</a> after she asked him to leave the
 store.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/watch-police-officer-chases-suspected-shoplifter-horseback"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">WATCH: POLICE OFFICER ON HORSEBACK CHASES
 SUSPECTED SHOPLIFTER</a>Officials also said that this was not Owens''
 first run-in with the law. He has one prior conviction for battery and was convicted
 on that charge in March 2020, according to the affidavit. Police were able
 to locate Owens shortly after and take him into custody. He told police that he
 hit the store manager with his Bible because "she was being rude to him," the affidavit
 said, adding that "he did not mean to hit her." Owens was released from the
 Pinellas County Jail the next day after posting $5,000 bond. <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-woman-tells-police-walmart-shoplifting-spree-was-game-its-really-really-fun"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">FLORIDA WOMAN TELLS POLICE WALMART SHOPLIFTING
 SPREE WAS A ''GAME'': ''IT''S REALLY, REALLY FUN''</a>However, Owens''
 crime spree did not stop there.Less than 24 hours after his release, Owens
 was arrested again.According to an affidavit from the Tarpon Springs Police
 Department, Owens allegedly stole men''s shoes and a box of Cheez-Its from Walmart. The
 affidavit described that Owens <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/robbery-theft"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">allegedly grabbed the snack</a> and took it into
 the bathroom with him before selecting a pair of shoes from a shelf and ripping
 the tag off them. He then tried on the shoes before allegedly shoving them inside
 a duffle bag. Owens was stopped by a loss prevention officer when he allegedly
 walked out of the store without paying.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/download"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</a>Police
 were notified and Owens was arrested once again and transported to the Pinellas
 County Jail. As of Wednesday afternoon, he remains in custody on $150 bond, according
 to jail records.'
summary: A Florida man is accused of smacking a Walgreens employee with a Bible on
 Easter Sunday. Peter Owens was charged with felony battery. He is also accused of
 trying to steal from Walmart.
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