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Friday, March 29, 2024

Village of Rio Ponderosa man arrested second time this year in theft at Wal-Mart

James Wallace

A Village of Rio Ponderosa man was arrested for the second time this year after a theft at a Wal-Mart store.

James Wallace, 54, on Thursday afternoon reportedly pushed a cart loaded with merchandise out of the Wal-Mart store in Leesburg, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Wallace, who had not paid for the merchandise, was spotted by a store employee who alerted police.

Wallace was hiding behind a black Kia Sorento in the store’s parking lot when he was found by a police officer. Wallace had the cart full of merchandise and none of it was in plastic Wal-Mart bags. The Chicago native was asked for a receipt and admitted he did not have one. The items had a value of $454.39.

He was arrested on a charge of retail theft and booked at the Lake County on $2,000 bond.

Wallace had been arrested in January at the Wal-Mart in Summerfield after he stole four cases of beer, two bags of chips, four bungee cords and two tarps. He has five other arrests for theft.

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