Ruston police arrested a local man last week after he allegedly stole cases of beer from his neighborhood Walmart.
On July 8, officers were called to the store around 8 a.m. and were informed that a man wearing a red shirt and red plaid pants had taken merchandise from the store without paying. A patrol officer spotted a suspect matching the description a few blocks away. George Anthony, 51, of Ruston, was arrested and brought back to the store.
A Walmart employee said Anthony left the store without paying for four cases of Budweiser beer and an onion. Anthony admitted to an officer that he took the items.
A warrant was issued for Anthony’s arrest earlier this year for failing to appear in Ruston City Court and being charged with aggravated assault.
Anthony was held at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center on the theft and warrant charges. Bail was set at $3,000.
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