Naked man does hula to get beer

DE SOTO, Mo. -- The naked truth: Three eastern Missouri men were willing to go to extreme lengths to get some beer.

That's the accusation after an incident in the early hours of Aug. 18 at Fish's Quick Stop in De Soto. Store clerk Vicky Gaines says a naked man walked in and began doing the hula dance.

Police say the plan was for the dancer to create a distraction while another man took a case of beer from the store. Gaines called police. As the naked man and his accomplice joined a third man in a car, a customer got their license plate number. All three were caught a few days later. The men, ages 19 to 23, face charges of shoplifting and indecent exposure.