Brian Schmieder pleads guilty to stealing snakes from Repxotica in West Islip; wife apologizes

The wife of the man who stole three boa constrictors from a West Islip pet shop has apologized for her husband's actions, and says he wasn't in his right state of mind when he took them. Brian Schmieder,

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Brian Schmieder pleads guilty to stealing snakes from Repxotica in West Islip; wife apologizes

The wife of the man who stole three boa constrictors from a West Islip pet shop has apologized for her husband's actions, and says he wasn't in his right state of mind when he took them. Brian Schmieder,

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