Ruston Police arrested a local man last week after he allegedly shoplifted cases of beer from the Neighborhood Walmart.
Officers were called to the store about 8 a.m. on July 8 where they were told a man wearing a red shirt and red plaid pants had taken items from the store without paying. An officer on patrol spotted a suspect matching the description a few blocks away. George Anthony, 51, of Ruston, was arrested and returned to the store.
A Walmart loss prevention agent said Anthony had walked out of the store without paying for four cases of Budweiser beer and an onion. Anthony admitted to an officer he did take the items.
A warrant was found for Anthony for failure to appear in Ruston City Court on an aggravated assault charge earlier this year.
Anthony was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for theft and the warrant. Bail was set at $3,000.
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