A Villager was arrested after some suspicious scanning in the self-checkout lane at Walmart.
Andrew Kevin Barrett, 61, of the Village of De La Vista North, fled the Walmart at Buffalo Ridge Plaza at about 8 p.m. Saturday in a white Toyota Tundra pickup, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. He was stopped by a deputy on County Road 466. The New Hampshire native was identified by his Boston ball cap.
A Walmart loss prevention officer contacted law enforcement after Barrett was observed performing suspicious scanning in the self-checkout lane. He did not scan multiple items in the top of the cart. In addition, he “scanned a container of grapes that had a barcode for bananas and placed a single peach on the scale for the weight instead of the grapes, which are charged by weight,” the report said. The incident was captured on video surveillance.
Barrett was arrested on a charge of theft. He was booked at the Sumter County Detention Center and released after posting $500 bond.