Last week, we learned about a man in Michigan who was arrested for duplicating a scheme hatched by Kramer from the “Seinfeld” series in which bottles were collected from other states with the intent of being returned in Michigan where returned bottles yield 10 cents apiece as opposed to the 5 cents per bottle a consumer can collect in certain other states. This week, we will return to Michigan where another not-so-bright-criminal has been exposed.
Meet 18 year-old Nicholas M. Fuhst. This young man came up with a wonderful way to pick up women who work as waitresses at the local Hooters. Yes, the creepy details are forthcoming. It turns out; this kid was kind of a slime ball and kind of an idiot. As the story goes, he announced to a Hooter’s employee that he was an undercover police officer. This is not the least bit suspicious as I would assume it is completely normal for undercover cops to introduce themselves as such. He went on to request a list of all employees working for the establishment which he actually received. Once he reviewed the list, he then asked for some additional information regarding some of the girls.
At this point, his activities seemed suspicious so the employee decided to call the actual police. According to Chief Assistance Prosecutor Christopher Boyd, Fuhst’s main goal was to ask some of the girls if they would like to be his friend on Facebook. The real police showed up and the evening only got worse for the young Romeo. Police found 3 knives, zip ties, lighter fluid, and the infamous Hooter’s employee list which already had a few circled names. Nice try, Nicholas, but it will be hard to maintain your Facebook account where you are going.
The maximum sentence for impersonating a police officer is 4 years. Unfortunately for Fuhst, he is a three-time habitual offender which means that sentence could be doubled resulting in an 8 year sentence which will provide him plenty of time to think about what he may have intended to do with lighter fluid, zip ties, knives, and a list of Hooter’s employees. At the time of this arrest, Fuhst was on probation for malicious destruction of personal property and arson of personal property. He was probably in violation just having lighter fluid on him, but I am sure that impersonating an officer is what will do him in.
From the looks of things, Nicholas M. Fuhst of Michigan is a pretty disturbed young man. Hopefully his extended sentence will be ample time for him to get the treatment that he may need. If not, Hooter’s girls of 2024 should be warned. That is when this criminal mastermind will be back on the streets if he serves the full 8 year sentence that the prosecutors are asking for. As of this writing, Fuhst has pleaded no contest to violating probation and is being held without bond. His sentencing has been scheduled for September 8th.
