Sheboygan Press Staff                                 

March 7, 2009                                               Kristopher G. Lehnhardt

A 34-year-old Sheboygan man was charged Friday after allegedly leaving his library card behind while stealing beer from a Plymouth tavern.

Kristopher G. Lehnhardt, of 812 Pennsylvania Ave., Apt. 4, could face up to 18 months in jail, if convicted on misdemeanor counts of theft and property damage.

According to a criminal complaint:

A bartender at Cozy Bar, 116 E. Mill St., called police about 2:30 a.m. Feb. 22 after discovering lights on, a cooler open and a window screen cut in the basement.

She also found Lehnhardt's Mead Public Library card on the floor by a door, where it appeared to have been used in an attempt to unlock the door.

Missing were four cases of Miller Lite and six cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.

A friend of Lehnhardt's told police Lehnhardt admitted taking the beer and putting it outside to pick it up later.

 Sheyboygan Press