ANDERSON COUNTY S.C. Nov. 30, 2007 — Wal-Mart officials allowed a suspected shoplifter to leave their store Wednesday when the cornered man allegedly put his hand in his pants and told employees he had a knife.
Anderson City Police arrested James Fletcher Chamblee, 54, moments later in the parking lot of a nearby Payless shoe store.
In Anderson City Municipal Court on Thursday, Mr. Chamblee pleaded not guilty to all charges and requested a jury trial. Judge Ken Mattison, citing Mr. Chamblee’s history of drug violations, ordered a $6,030 property bond and set a Jan. 16 trial date.
According to the incident report:
Mr. Chamblee entered the Wal-Mart on Liberty Highway about 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, removed a $100 car stereo from its package, concealed it in his coat and tried to pay for another item. Officer Donald Hodges Jr. said Mr. Chamblee was carrying a box cutter when arrested and also had a pair of wire cutters and a crack pipe.
According to records at the Anderson City Jail, Mr. Chamblee is charged with carrying a concealed weapon, loitering in a drug area, third-degree petty larceny and possession of burglary tools.
Anderson City Police arrested James Fletcher Chamblee, 54, moments later in the parking lot of a nearby Payless shoe store.
In Anderson City Municipal Court on Thursday, Mr. Chamblee pleaded not guilty to all charges and requested a jury trial. Judge Ken Mattison, citing Mr. Chamblee’s history of drug violations, ordered a $6,030 property bond and set a Jan. 16 trial date.
According to the incident report:
Mr. Chamblee entered the Wal-Mart on Liberty Highway about 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, removed a $100 car stereo from its package, concealed it in his coat and tried to pay for another item. Officer Donald Hodges Jr. said Mr. Chamblee was carrying a box cutter when arrested and also had a pair of wire cutters and a crack pipe.
According to records at the Anderson City Jail, Mr. Chamblee is charged with carrying a concealed weapon, loitering in a drug area, third-degree petty larceny and possession of burglary tools.
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