Suspect gives deputy a 'Get out of jail free' Monopoly card while getting arrested

An "A" for effort.
 By 
Brian Koerber
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Can't fault a guy for trying.

The Dakota County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota arrested a man this past weekend with an outstanding controlled substance warrant. At some point during the arrest, Deputy Vai discovered a "Get out of jail free" card on the man, you know, from Monopoly.

Yep, this dude carried around the card "just in case," according to the cops.

Unfortunately for the man being arrested, the card did not work IRL, though the sheriff's office did compliment his effort.

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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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