Can't fault a guy for trying.

The Dakota County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota arrested a man this past weekend with an outstanding controlled substance warrant. At some point during the arrest, Deputy Vai discovered a "Get out of jail free" card on the man, you know, from Monopoly.

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Yep, this dude carried around the card "just in case," according to the cops.

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Unfortunately for the man being arrested, the card did not work IRL, though the sheriff's office did compliment his effort.

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