Wally The Beer Man - NOT GUILTY

In Minneapolis legendary beer vendor Wally "The Beer Man" was found not guilty by a jury of his peers today. His co-defendant in the case Ed Stepnick was however found guilty. The case stemmed from an incident at Target Field last fall towards the end of the 2010 Twins season. Minneapolis Police using undercover minors, slipped them into a group of people purchasing beer from Wally and they were allegedly served and not carded.

Wally "The Beer Man" was reported to have been offered a plea deal where he would have lost his license to sell alcohol for a year but he turned it down. Instead opting to go to jury trial where it all worked out in his favor. The only question remaing is whether he will get his job back, he was immediately suspended when the incident occurred and was not allowed back the remainder of the season. One can only hope that being as we our supposed to trust our justice system and he was found not guilty based on the evidence presented that he would be hired back. Otherwise he would be punished for a crime it was determined he did not commit.