Man charged for taking, drinking beer in Walmart

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- A Walmart is no bar. Police in South Dakota charge Perry Arpan popped open a beer in a Walmart and downed it. Rapid City police say Arpan tried to put the empty beer can back in the case. Store security stopped Arpan as he was leaving the Walmart. He's now charged with shoplifting. A police spokeswoman tells the Rapid City Journal that Arpan takes "beer theft to a whole new level."