Accused SoHo Chanel robber boasted
he could ‘open a small boutique’
Posted By: Ribicon, 2/22/2021 9:48:02 PM
The ringleader of a robbery crew that raided a SoHo Chanel store in front of stunned security guards and customers boasted he could “open a small boutique” with the nearly $200,000 in merchandise they made off with, prosecutors charged Monday. Eric Spencer, 29, was arrested over the weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and faces up to 20 years for the mid-day Feb. 2 stickup. He and three others allegedly entered the swanky store on Spring St. and began snatching handbags and other luxury items off the walls. A security guard confronted Spencer, who flashed the handle of a firearm in his waistband,
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Biden was only 15 minutes into reading his speech when he slipped up and said at the 15:33 mark (below): [video]
Even closed-captioning caught Biden’s slip up:
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