Man gets locked inside store’s beer cooler overnight, starts drinking

MARSHFIELD, Wisc. – A man who got trapped in a Wisconsin convenience store cooler Tuesday night started drinking, a decision that ultimately landed him behind bars, according to police. Jeremy Van Ert, 38, stopped into a Kwik Trip store to buy beer just before the 12 a.m. cutoff for alcohol sales. When he went into the store’s cooler to retrieve his beverage of choice, however, the door closed behind him and the clock struck midnight, locking him in, according to […]