A shoplifting suspect who was celebrating her birthday was busted with nearly $1,000 worth of stolen merchandise at Walmart in Leesburg.
A Walmart loss prevention officer contacted law enforcement on Friday after 37-year-old Jenna Marie Hainey of Umatilla was seen loading items totaling $962.74 into grocery bags in the self-checkout area. She did not pay for the items, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department.
Hainey pushed the loaded cart out of the store where a Leesburg officer and the loss prevention employee stopped her.
The officer placed the Kenosha, Wis. native under arrest and ran a criminal history check which revealed that she has three previous theft convictions and had been banned from Walmart. When the officer searched Hainey, he found that she had .4 grams of cocaine in her wallet.
Hainey was arrested on charges of felony retail theft, possession of a controlled substance and trespass after warning. She was booked at the Lake County Jail and released after posting $11,000 bond.
