'Butts' Charged With Stealing Toilet Paper

Police say a woman named Butts stole toilet paper from a central Iowa courthouse, and while they're may be chuckling at the irony, she certainly isn't as the charge could land her in prison.

"She's facing potentially three years of incarceration for three rolls of toilet paper", Chief Lon Walker said, holding back a laugh as he talked about Suzanne Marie Butts.

"See, I can't say it with a straight face."

Walker said employees had noticed the rolls disappearing from the Marshall County Courthouse much faster than usual.

38-year-old Butts was caught last week after she was spotted taking three rolls of two-ply from a storage closet.

The theft charge, a misdemeanor, normally carries a sentence of less than a year in jail. However, Butts could face more time if convicted under the state's habitual offender law because she has prior theft convictions.

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