Man gets two months for pooping in store

GAVLE, Sweden, March 8 (UPI) -- A Swedish man was sentenced to two months in prison and a $143 fine for defecating on the floor of a sporting goods store.

Authorities said the 46-year-old man, whose name was not released, admitted in court to defecating on the floor of the sporting goods store in Gavle as well as a theft charge for breaking into another business and stealing four bottles of alcohol a few days before the defecation incident, The Local reported Thursday.

The man, who also admitted to breaking his landlord's window, was fined $143 to cover the cleaning bill for the store and a pair of pants he smeared his feces on. He was also fined $637 to cover the cost of the pilfered alcohol and the broken window. He was sentenced to two months in prison.