SC man hit with $525 federal fine for failing to pay for 89-cent drink refill at VA hospital [View all]

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SC man hit with $525 federal fine for failing to pay for 89-cent drink refill at VA hospital
By Travis Gettys
Thursday, April 17, 2014 11:50 EDT

A South Carolina man was slapped with federal fines for failing to pay for his drink refill at a veterans hospital.

Christopher Lewis was working construction Wednesday at the VA Medical Center in Charleston, S.C., when he refilled his soft drink at lunch without paying 89 cents and was issued a ticket by the Federal Police.

“As I was filling my cup up, I turned to walk off and a fellow grabbed me by the arm and asked me was I going to pay for that, and I told him I wasn’t aware that I had to pay for that,” Lewis said.

Lewis said he did not see signs informing patrons that refills aren’t free and admitted he refilled his drink without paying on several other occasions.