<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's not often alleged criminals hand themselves in, let alone sit down for a drink with the person they are accused of robbing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But that's exactly what's happened in outback </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/queensland" rel="" target="_blank" title="Queensland"><span>Queensland</span></a><span> this week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A guilt-ridden cowboy apologised after allegedly raiding the local pub.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-house-fire-bentleigh-east-person-jumps-from-balcony/0de29298-40ef-4373-b529-6aae34353483" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Resident leaps from balcony to escape Melbourne house fire</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Caleb Dixon is accused of rummaging through the Toobeah Hotel's till on Tuesday morning.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Now he has shared a schooner with the owner of the hotel, five hours from Brisbane.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The ashamed 19-year-old came forward after seeing his face and name plastered on social media.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/man-who-allegedly-raided-outback-pub-has-a-beer-with-owner-toobeah-queensland/153d8b00-7c6b-40da-9ed2-9806f042ad1e" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/meilee-chen-search-for-missing-woman-bushland-birmingham-gardens-newcastle-hunter-valley-nsw/2f10eee9-48d8-42f0-91c2-32db2c8bc4f4" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Search of NSW bush for woman missing for three weeks</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I had a few too many beers, honestly, it was just random as, shouldn't have been done," he said in a video.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm not like that at all."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The cowboy and an accomplice were seen on CCTV stumbling into the pub with a crowbar wearing Akubra-style hats.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/too-good-to-go-australia-money-saving-app-launches-in-queensland/a883570c-794f-49e2-b058-869182e63903" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>New app slashing the cost of food launches in Queensland</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He's accused of taking off with up to $6000 worth of alcohol, cigarettes and cash.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dixon swears he'll return it all.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Toobeah Hotel Motel owner Michael Offerdahl said it was "great to see some remorse."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He said they locked it when they left, so I thought that was pretty nice of him, I suppose," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The boys just didn't have a plan. It was just really silly what they were obviously doing."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dixon has since been charged and will appear in court next month.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police are still looking to talk to his friend.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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