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2 Accused Of Selling Counterfeit ACC T-Shirts

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

Rodney Lamont Gratton and Kenneth "Bo" Allen Youmans are accused of peddling phony ACC championship shirts near Raymond James Stadium.

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Published: December 6, 2008

TAMPA - While Virginia Tech and Boston College fans started filtering into Raymond James Stadium today, a couple of men outside trying to peddle their wares ended up trading in their visions of profits for handcuffs.

Shortly before 11 a.m., a Hillsborough deputy caught Rodney Lamont Gratton on Woodlawn Avenue near Himes Avenue with 340 counterfeit Atlantic Coast Conference T-shirts, a report states.

At 12:10 p.m. Tampa police say they spotted Kenneth "Bo" Allen Youmans trying to sell 20 unlicensed Virginia Tech and Boston College T-shirts in various sizes for $10 apiece.

It wasn't clear whether the two incidents are related.

Gratton, 42, of Detroit, was arrested on a felony charge of forging or counterfeiting private labels. He was being held at the Orient Road Jail today with bail set at $2,000.

Youmans, 38, of Columbia, S.C., was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of counterfeiting private labels. He was also being held at the Orient Road Jail with bail set at $500.

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