JCPD NEWS RELEASE
SUBJECT: | Felony Theft Arrest | DATE: | 6/2/14 | TIME: | 8:00 a.m. |
PREPARED BY: | Det. B. Richardson 463 | APPROVED BY: | Sgt. Don Shepard | ||
On 6/2/14, officers of the Johnson City Police Department arrested Christopher Weston (472 Hickory Cove Rd., Rogersville, TN., 26 years old) for theft of property over $500.00.
The arrest is the result of an investigation into a reported theft of property from Lowes, 180 Marketplace Blvd., Johnson City, TN. Employees at Lowes advised that the suspect had switched the price tags on two items. He then only paid approximately $50.00 for an item valued at over $500.00. Lowes loss prevention also stated that the same subject, Christopher Weston, was under investigation in other Lowes locations in the area for doing the same thing.
On 6/2/14, Weston was released from the Sullivan County Jail and then transferred to the Washington County Detention Center on the new charges of theft of property over $500.00. Weston is being held in lieu of a $1,000.00 bond. A preliminary court date has been set in Washington County General Sessions Court on 6/3/14 at 1:30 p.m.
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