Dad called to retrieve mouse found in pocket of suspected beer thief

A man attempting to steal beer is accused of throwing a 12-pack in a worker's face and then hiding under some bushes with his pet mouse in his pocket. It all started at around 5:45am last Thursday in the Cedar Hills area of Washington County.

Deputies said John Jacobson, 20, of Portland, took a box of beer that was stacked outside the store as part of a delivery. The distributor saw Jacobson grab the beer and run behind the store. The worker confronted the suspect, who threw the beer in his face and took off.

The worker was not hurt. He ran onto the Nike campus near Beaverton. Additional deputies, along with a K-9 team, found him hiding in some bushes on Nike's property.

He was taken into custody and deputies said they found a live mouse in his pocket. Jacobson's father was then contacted to claim possession of the mouse before his son was taken to jail. Jacobson was then booked into the Washington County Jail on charges of robbery and theft, with bail set at $20,000.