Delvis Rodriguez-Ramos, homeless man, gets 180 days for stealing $2 worth of candy

Delvis Rodriguez-Ramos — already on probation for theft — pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking Twix and Snickers bars from an Ocala store.

The Ocala Star-Banner reports an employee noticed the candy missing Saturday. Rodriguez-Ramos denied taking the candy, but returned to the store Monday and confessed. The employee asked him to come back Tuesday to talk about it. When Rodriguez-Ramos showed up, the employee called police.

Rodriguez-Ramos told the Star-Banner he had not eaten in a few days and was hungry.

But Marion County Judge John Futch asked why Rodriguez-Ramos didn't try to find a job or seek help from a homeless shelter. Futch also fined him $500.