Sicilian – a person who was born and raised in Sicily.
Sicily – largest island in Italy.
prefer - [pri-fur] wanted
rebuff –[ree-buhf] deny, reject, snub, turn down
committed - [kuh-mit-ted] do
threatened - [thret-n ed] to tell someone you are going to do something evil to them
A Sicilian man stole sweets and a packet of chewing gum so he could get arrested and spend New Year's Eve in a jail cell rather than be with his wife and relatives, Italian media reported on Friday.
The 35-year old Sicilian first showed up at a police station on Thursday asking to be arrested because he preferred spending the night in prison rather than with his family, but was rebuffed because he had not committed a crime, the Agi news agency said.
The man immediately went to a tobacco shop next door, where he threatened the owner with a box cutter as he grabbed a few sweets and a packet of gum. He then waited until police arrived to arrest him for robbery, the news agency said.
