Yeah, this happened to two of my friends. If this is an unavoidable issue with switching the models, maybe have the script drop the backpack before it switches the models?
Date/Time: 22APR12 @ 5:00EST What happened: A friend of mine became a bandit, but was unable to eat or drink even though he had both food and water in his inventory. Where you were: Near a small lake What you were doing: Watching