A man arrested last week for shoplifting in Ruston was also wanted for failing to appear in court.
Travis Heard, 35, was arrested February 4 at the Walmart Supercenter for theft and a warrant for failure to appear in Ruston City Court.
A Walmart manager said she saw Heard taking items and then exiting through the self-checkout kiosks where she stopped him. The manager said Heard had taken seven 10-pound packages of ground beef, seven packages of shrimp, and a backpack. The merchandise was valued at $417.78.
A records check revealed the warrant for failing to appear in Ruston City Court on a charge of entering/remaining on premises after being forbidden.
Heard was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center with bail set at $5,000.
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