The world is full of bullies. It is always nice to see them get their come-uppance. Such is the case for one very large tattooed bully who terrorized local merchants.

The tattooed man who made employees uneasy whenever he visited a convenience store was arrested after he stole three packs of chewing gum. This as reported in onlineathens.com.

Store employees admit to being scared of 31-year-old James Dale Leon Jr. because each time he came to the store he talked strangely to the women who worked there and stared at them. He also is covered with tattoos the employees found menacing.

He was well-known for partially-eating food from the store shelves without paying. Leon would take bites of beef jerky, eat some of a bag of chips, or chow down on just some of a box of donuts, then leave the remnants of the food behind when exiting the store, employees said.

Employees told an officer they never confronted Leon before about not paying for food he’d eaten because they were intimidated by him.

Leon sometimes visits the store with his mother, who told employees that he’d recently got out of jail.

Knowing that, plus a tattoo of a tear drop under one of Leon’s eyes and another tattoo of a cross on his face, really bothered employees.

Long History of Violence & Crime

He was armed with a handgun when he damaged items in his wife’s home in 2010, and he also slightly injured the woman, but charges were dismissed after his wife refused to testify.

Also, back in 2008, a Clarke County Superior judge sentenced Leon to five years on probation for convictions on multiple thefts charges for stealing from cars and stores.

I hope this thug rehabilitates himself. A Georgia theft class and anger management counseling are in order.