A 21-year-old Beaufort man learned the answer the hard way.
A deputy found the man and his friend standing near a motorcycle in a parking lot outside a bar on Hilton Head Island just after 1 a.m. According to a Beaufort County Sheriff's Office report, the man ran when he spotted the deputy but soon returned.
He explained he had been looking for the key to his motorcycle and ran because he was scared. "I know I'm drunk, but I have to find my motorcycle key," he said.
He was arrested on a charge of public disorderly conduct, but all was not lost.
The deputy who searched the man before taking him to jail found the key -- in the man's jacket pocket.
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