The "Braveheart Bandit" Is On The Loose...Was Caught Stealing 8 Times in 2014, And Yes That Is a Real Tattoo On His Face

10TV - One suspect that the office singled out was 21-year-old Christopher Peters. Peters has been dubbed the “Braveheart Bandit” because of a blue tattoo across his face. According to the city attorney’s office, Peters was caught stealing eight times in 2014. He is currently wanted on three outstanding warrants. A news release states that Peters stole more than $322 worth of merchandise from Home Depot in March, a $380 vacuum cleaner from Anderson’s in April, and additional Dysons valued at $849 from Target. In April, he stole $220 worth of clothes from Old Navy. Security video shows Peters filling up a shopping cart with the Dyson vacuum. “This is a phenomenon across the United States. It’s well known the Dyson is a high value item that is stolen and re-sold,” says Assistant Columbus Attorney Bill Hedrick. Peters was convicted of the crime, but prosecutors say he’s at it again. Peters’ face tattoo resembles the paint of Mel Gibson’s character in the movie Braveheart. “I would call a professional shoplifter who chooses to get a blue triangle tattooed across his face stupid rather than brave, but we believe he was going for the William Wallace Braveheart look,” said Hedrick. “Mr. Peters should be easy to identify so we are hoping the public can help us track him down.”

Wow, what a rebel without a cause we have on our hands here. When you’re stealing $220 of clothes from Old Navy, you need to leave your mark. Gotta let them know a bad boy rolled through and stole a half-zip pullover and some khakis. That’s why he has that tattoo. When the cops check the security footage, it’s almost as if they just saw Big Foot or another blog about Deflategate- pure horror in their eyes. “Not the Braveheart Bandit!” they shriek, as he tries on skinny jeans in the dressing room.

And pretty fucked up for the police to call his tattoo “stupid rather than brave”. I mean you might disagree with him stealing vacuums from Home Depot, I get that, but you can’t say that tattoo isn’t bad ass. I find it hard to believe that’s a real tattoo, but apparently it is. I could swear it’s just magic marker, probably Rose Art not even the good shit, but the coppers are saying it’s an actual tat. So if so, he deserves all the accolades possible. That’s real commitment to the “petty theft of middle-class American shopping center stores” life.