WESTFIELD – A Springfield man who said that he stole a pack of cigarettes so he would be sent back to jail did not get immediate satisfaction in Westfield District Court Wednesday.
John Skowron Kirwan, 40, of 27 Morris St., Springfield, was arrested by Officer Richard Mazza Tuesday evening after he was asked if he had attempted to steal cigarettes at a convenience store and answered “I didn’t attempt to steal them, I stole them.”
Kirwan told Mazza that he was on probation and said that he wanted to go back to jail. He told the officer that if he was not arrested police would be dealing with him again soon.
He declined legal counsel when he appeared in Westfield District Court before Judge Laurie MacLeod yesterday and agreed with the prosecutor’s recommendation that a guilty finding be filed for the charge he was facing – shoplifting by asportation, a subsequent offense.
No penalty was assessed.
Kirwan may still get his way as the guilty finding may constitute a violation of probation which could result in jail time.
