PD: Woman with 80 Arrests Dined and Ditched Vietnamese Eatery

A 52-year-old woman with a long history of convictions, including felonies, was arrested again after enjoying a meal at a Vietnamese restaurant then leaving without settling the bill, according to Middletown Police.

On Oct. 29, Marilyn E. Sweatt, 52, of High Street was in the Lan Chi's Vietnamese Restaurant at 505 Main Street, ordered food, consumed it, and walked out without paying, according to the report. 

She was identified, police say, by restaurant staff when officers brought her back to the eatery.

Sweatt was charged with sixth-degree larceny.

On Nov. 6, Sweatt allegedly shoplifted $777 worth of goods from Stop & Shop on East Main Street and tried to blame two men walking by of stealing her shopping cart, according to Middletown Police. She was discovered standing in the middle of Bow Lane while holding a beer can, according to the report.

That day, she was charged with fourth-degree larceny. Sweatt has been convicted of nearly 80 offenses, according to police, and has six misdemeanor charges pending in Middletown Superior Court.

She has been convicted of felonies, including burglary and escape from custody, according to the state judicial system.

Last September, she was arrested for disorderly conduct after reportedly kicking a paramedic so hard in the chest it knocked the wind out of him.

Last December, Sweatt allegedly threatened to "slit the throat of nurses" at the hospital and was later picked up by police on a failure to appear charge.

In February, Sweatt was charged with punching a woman outside the soup kitchen. 

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