The 8 Dumbest Criminals In Wisconsin Of All Time Will Have You Laughing In Disbelief

On March 30, 2015, Melissa Jacobson started her day doing something most of us do from time to time: returning things to customer service. We know that the lines can be long. Apparently, Jacobson agreed, and she left the line temporarily to answer nature's call. But rather than use a bathroom like normal humans, she ducked behind a cash register and fully relieved herself there. Her act was caught on a security camera, but employees didn't notice it until they started smelling something disgusting. They discovered the customer's deposit and immediately consulted surveillance cameras. Jacobson was wearing a shirt, ironically, that said "dropping a load." Police came to her home and she was still wearing the same t-shirt. She was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

Jamie Hang was driving in Manitowoc on January 18, 2014. On the same road, Steven Gove was on his route delivering newspapers. Hang ended up hitting Gove, and Gove went through his windshield. But Hang didn't even notice. Gove apparently said to Hang, while he was lodged in the windshield, "Hey, I'm the guy you hit on the bicycle." Hang proceeded to drive home without acknowledging Gove. It was only until Hang got home that he said to Gove, "Who are you?" and commenced freaking out about going to jail. Hang was charged.

In July 2013, Cordell encouraged an unnamed minor to go and rob a neighborhood grocery store. The masked robber entered the store and confronted 96-year-old Margaretta Wolf. He demanded that she open the cash register and even flashed a knife. Wolf responded, "You can have all the Tootsie Rolls you want but I am not opening that cash register." The youth got frustrated, noticed the security camera, and fled. Both youths were apprehended.

Here's some good advice, something Jarar Carr learned the hard way: always have a receipt. On March 8, 2013 came to the Lake Hallie Walmart to return a printer. He didn't have a receipt. Employees examined the device and found paper with counterfeit hundred dollars bills printed on them. Whoops. He was arrested for attempted threat by fraud.

On May 11, 2012, Yang decided to go on a little crime spree, stealing stuff out of cars. One of those items was a video camera. Unbeknownst to Yang, he was caught on a surveillance camera, so cops were led right to him. But what Yang did with the camera he stole might be one of the dumbest things ever. Yang proceeded to turn the camera on and record a video where he bragged about stealing the camera. So when cops seized the camera, they found the confession--on tape. That has to be the most open and shut case of all time.

Either James Summers had a lifelong dream of working at a Denny's or he was just really hungry. In one of the more bizarre arrest reports, Summers waltzed into a Madison Denny's in February 2012. He was dressed up in a coat and tie and claimed to be sent over from corporate. Something didn't seem right to the people at Denny's, so while they were calling corporate to inquire, Summers put his plan into action. He began to cook himself a cheeseburger and fries. Summers was arrested.