Erving Walker cited for alleged theft of taco

By Adam Silverstein
March 30, 2012

Point guard Erving Walker, playing his last game in a Florida Gators uniform just under one week ago, was cited early Friday morning for two misdemeanors after allegedly stealing a taco from a street vendor and evading police.

According to an arrest report from the Gainesville Police Department obtained by the Palm Beach Post and Gator Country, Walker ordered a $3 taco from a cart in downtown Gainesville, FL and chose to run away rather than paying after being handed the food.

An officer eventually tracked down Walker but he continued to run until the officer and “several marked patrol cars” found him again. He reportedly admitted to stealing the taco but claimed he was “just playing around.”

Walker has been charged with a pair of misdemeanors for petty theft and resisting arrest without violence and received a notice to appear in court on April 19 at 9 a.m.

16 Comments

  1. John S. says:

    It’s not April 1 yet….

    • Gatorgrad79 says:

      Knucklehead season starting early….hope Football doesn’t follow suit. Could be a long summer if ‘Champ doesn’t get the boys under lockdown…

  2. Ken (CA) says:

    HaHA…..and people still wonder why we question his maturity and decision making at the point?

  3. SaraGator says:

    WTF??? You’re kidding, right?

  4. g8ter27 says:

    ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! Three bucks for a taco???? Please!

  5. southcarolinaGATOR says:

    Adam, whats up on a softball score???

  6. Brett says:

    Speechless

  7. MAR says:

    $3 taco then a sprint? Hope he has some chpotle-away.

  8. DGLBkGATOR FAN says:

    An officer eventually tracked down Walker but he continued to run until the officer and “several marked patrol cars” found him again.

    Why was so much resources used to capture a taco thief smh

  9. Daniel M. says:

    Run for the Border!

  10. Gator John says:

    Does this count to his season total in steals?

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