CHICO – A 32-year-old Poulsbo man who stole a $5.50 Red Bull energy drink from the Chico Way Shell station later told sheriff’s deputies that Jesus Christ told him to take the beverage.

According to a Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office report, the thief stole the drink Oct. 18 at 1:45 p.m. The owner of the store confronted the shoplifter. The shoplifter allegedly raised his fist and told the owner to “go back to your own country.”

The shoplifter ran into Chico Alliance Church. Deputies arrived and arrested the shoplifter, who had two prior misdemeanor warrants for his arrest.

“He told me that Jesus Christ told him to take it,” a deputy wrote of the shoplifter in the report. “He stated that he believes in ‘communal support’ and that all things belong to him” and made aggressive comments about people of other races.

Deputies found methamphetamine on the shoplifter, who claimed the meth was for “religious purposes.”

Deputies were unable to locate the stolen beverage.