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Accused Walmart shoplifter charged with meth possession

Kelly Ann Souders
Kelly Ann Souders

A Weirsdale woman is in the Lake County Jail on drug and theft charges after she allegedly tried to walk out of the Leesburg Walmart with stolen clothing items and methamphetamine in her purse.

Kelly Ann Souders, 42, of 13455 SE 180th St., was charged with retail theft and two counts of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) after her arrest Tuesday evening at the store, located at 2501 Citrus Blvd. She’s being held on $2,500 bond.

A loss-prevention employee told a Leesburg police officer that Souders was in the craft department when she selected two pairs of Secret Treasures underwear and placed them in her black purse. The employee followed Souders to the “home lines” section and saw her put a pair of women’s pink and blue leggings into the same purse. Souders then headed to the front of the store towards the exit, passing all points of sale, according to the police report.

The employee stopped Souders from leaving and asked her to come to the loss-prevention office. The employee said Souders briefly became confrontational and threw the concealed/stolen merchandise on the floor before eventually complying and walking to the office. The stolen items had an estimated value of $30.88 before tax, the report said.

The officer searched Souders’ black purse and found a small plastic bag containing a white crystal substance. Souders told the officer it was meth but was not hers. The officer continued searching the purse and found small balled-up plastic bag containing a similar white crystal substance. The substances in both bags tested positive for methamphetamine and weighed a total of 5.3 grams, according to the report.

Souders will face the charges in Lake County Court on June 20.

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