Dustin Alden Kester

Dustin Alden Kester, 27, is accused of putting an ice cream bar down his pants at a Sunoco store in Shippensburg and later throwing the bar at a pregnant woman.

(Shippensburg police)

A Shippensburg man was arrested Friday night for shoplifting and other crimes after police said he put an ice cream bar down his pants at a Sunoco store and later threw the bar at a pregnant woman.

Dustin Alden Kester, 27, also fought with officers as they attempted to arrest him, leading them to use a Taser on him several times, police reported.

Shippensburg police reported being called around 8:20 p.m. Friday to investigate a shoplifting incident at the Sunoco in the first block of West King Street. They said they learned that Kester had gathered several items and attempted to pay for them, but his credit card was declined.

Kester left the store, but returned moments later and put the ice cream bar down his pants, witnesses told police. He also gathered several items again and attempted to pay for them, but his card was declined a second time, police reported.

At that point, a cashier noticed the zipper to Kester's pants was down and she saw the ice cream bar, police reported. When the cashier asked Kester about the ice cream, he reportedly "became enraged" and ran out of the store.

While in the store's parking lot, police said Kester threw the ice cream bar at the pregnant woman. Police did not report any injuries to the woman.

Police said they later tracked down Kester at his home, where the struggle with officers occurred. Kester was eventually taken into custody and transported to Cumberland County Prison.

As of Monday morning, he was still being held in lieu of $7,000 bail. He is charged with retail theft, resisting arrest, obstructing administration of law and disorderly conduct. A preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled for Nov. 24.