Police say the video of a young woman in Lufkin, Texas licking a new container of ice cream then putting it back on the shelf was recorded on June 28th at around 11:00pm. The suspect has been identified as a minor and is originally from San Antonio, Texas. Her name cannot be released as is law for individuals under 17 years-old. Had she been over 17 yrs-old, she would have been charged with a second-degree felony for tampering with a consumer product. She would have faced 2-20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. Her case is now being handled by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. The person who brought her to Lufkin, Texas and recorded the video was her adult boyfriend. Police are determining with prosecutors what course of action will be taken with him for his involvement. Blue Bell Ice Cream was able to determine which store the crime was committed by contacting all division managers. In less than an hour after corporate sent the message, an employee from a Walmart in Lufkin confirmed the location thanks to the stores unique merchandising that matched the video. They were able to find the exact container and also replaced all of the Blue Bell Ice Cream as a precaution. The identification process of the young woman in the video was delayed due to multiple accounts having similar usernames as the suspect. There was also an account that was falsely taking credit for the video and posted the message, “Yeah, I really did that. You can call it Flu Bell ice cream now 'cause I was a lil sick last week. Repost yourself doing this. Let's see if we can start an epidemic (literally)." #BlueBellIceCream #LufkinTexas #Texas #BlueBellLicker #SanAntonioTexas #Lufkin #SanAntonio #ExplorePage #VOTM Sources: npr.com, thehill.com, today.com, Inside Edition (at Lufkin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzx-XFmACQa/?igshid=ozkvlm4i6l85
