Crime & Justice

He Robbed a Taco Joint With a Toy Water Gun for $264. He Got Life in Prison.

NIGHTMARE
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Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast / Photos Courtesy Arkansas Dept of Corrections/Kelly Duda

No one got hurt, no one got killed. But Rolf Kaestel’s toy gun stickup landed him in jail—and 40 years later, he’s still fighting to get out.