This is the moment two bungling thieves are caught on CCTV stealing £100 worth of Eater eggs from Tesco before getting trapped in the supermarket.
Jordon King, 28, was jailed for stealing five Easter eggs from the shop on February 27.
He admitted three counts of shop theft at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Friday, March 28.
CCTV footage shows the crook enter Tesco Express on Alfreton Road, Radford, Nottinghamshire, with an accomplice.
Police are still searching for the man who was caught on camera assisting King.
The thief is seen grabbing Easter eggs off the shelves before trying to run out the store with his arms full of chocolate goodies.
The greedy crook tried to force open the glass door which had been locked by security staff.
Eventually King places the six eggs on the floor while his fellow thief barges the door off its hinges and squeezes himself outside.
Jordon King (right) found himself stuck inside the supermarket as he tried to escape with the Easter eggs
He pleaded guilty to three counts of shop theft and was jailed for eight weeks
CCTV footage shows King picking up the Easter eggs, worth £100 from the supermarket shelves
He then lifts the broken door up to allow King to escape with the stolen eggs.
Police discovered King had raided several supermarkets in Radford between February 27 and March 27.
As well as stealing Easter eggs, he also stole nappies and washing pods during his month-long crime spree.
King was identified from CCTV and arrested by officers from the Radford neighbourhood policing team after a tip-off from the public.
He also pleaded guilty to resisting an officer when he was arrested on the morning of March 27.
King, of no fixed address, further admitted to causing criminal damage to the Tesco Express.
Jordon King seen holding the five Easter eggs in his hand before he tried to make his getaway
Hi accomplice ran into the door and managed to knock it off its hinges to allow the pair to escape
King has been ordered to pay back the cost of the items stolen.
Nottinghamshire Police are still hunting for King’s accomplice.
Sergeant Matthew Leask, of Radford’s neighbourhood policing team, said: ‘Shoplifting is not a victimless crime and can have a significant impact on retailers both financially and emotionally.
‘We take shoplifting very seriously and I am pleased we have been able to get a repeat offender like King off the streets.’
