"Stone Cold" Phony Sought In ID Theft

Man Claiming To Be Pro Wrestler Charged Unknowing Fans For Autographs, Ind. Police Say

(AP)  A man who claimed to be retired pro wrestler "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and charged fans $10 to sign autographs at a Wal-Mart is being sought on identity theft and fraud charges, police said.

Managers at the Wal-Mart in Greensburg became suspicious during the autograph session on Saturday and called police.

"After it had started, they suspected it to not be on the up and up," Police Chief Brian Heaton said.

By the time officers arrived, the man had left, but another person claiming to be his manager said store managers knew the man wasn't really Austin.

"He claims Wal-Mart knew he was a look-alike. However, they had no material stating he was a look alike nor did they say he was a look alike," Heaton said. "People thought they were getting the real deal."

The phony wrestler made off with an undetermined amount of money in the city about 40 miles southeast of Indianapolis. Heaton said investigators were working with World Wrestling Entertainment, which owns the rights to the name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

"They've had other instances of this happening," Heaton said.

Wal-Mart is cooperating with police in the investigation and had made refunds to some customers, company spokesman Phillip Keene said.

"We don't approve of our customers being solicited in our stores," Keene said.

[babooph]

The "sport" is the same as the sham democracy-two "opponents"the propaganda system as "ref"& all choreographed in advance

[bhappy2-2]

And, yet, 20-50 MILLION of the border-jumping ILLEGAL ALIEN INVADERS steal the identities of Americans every day. I guess the rest of America just isn''t famous enough to be noticed or important enough to be helped. If this guy turns out to be an ILLEGAL ALIEN INVADER they will probably make Stone Cold pay for him to stay in OUR COUNTRY and have his family smuggled in for him to support as well.

[tootall10142]

OK OK NOW THIS IS FLUKIN FUNNNNNNY! I WISH I HAD THOUGHT OF IT IM A DEAD RINGER FOR CLINT EASTWOOD IN HIS FORTIES TOO BAD I DDINT THINK OF IT BUT THERE IS ONLY ONE CLINT WITHOUT MISTAKE,BUT I HAVE BENEFITED FROM THIS IN THE PAST I GOT TO MEET A LOT OF NICE LADIES YOUNG AND OLDER. HAVE FUN GUY , RUN RUN RUN TO THE NEXT TARGET ETC.LOFLMAO.

[slim1h2o]

Its too bad some people are out $10.00, they need to consider it a lifes lesson. And be grateful that it was only 10 bucks, I''ve lost way more than that,,like a vehicle, nobody(The Police) seem to care about that.

They need to go after real criminals.

Wrestling is fake, why not the men themselves?

[haoli25]

Crafty devil...thinking he could wrasslin'' fans! And this is news?!?!?!

[acolton1]

Hey will the REAL "Stone Cold" Steve Austin please find this imposter and do a smack down on this punk.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin: YOU RULE !