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Megan A Chapel

Last Updated: August 12th, 2024
Jail Location
Florida
34yo
White Female

Personal Details

Date of birth: May 21, 1990
Probable cause affidavit: SUBMITTED BY: SMOLENSKY, STEVEN 0142 (AR09110054) UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN OR USE, OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, wal-mart, TO WIT: makeup and baby items, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF $126.76 WITH THE INTENT TO EITHER TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE THE VICTIM OF A RIGHT TO THE PROPERTY OR A BENEFIT THEREOF, OR DID APPROPRIATE THE SAID PROPERTY TO Her OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 812.014(3)(a). ON 071709 AT APPROXIMATELY 1820 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO THE WAL-MART SUPER CENTER LOCATED AT 2461EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY IN INVERNESS IN REFERENCE TO A RETAIL THEFT. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT/LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER WHO ADVISED ON THIS DATE AT APPROXIMATELY 1810 HOURS, A LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER/WITNESS OBSERVED THREE SUBJECTS LOOKING SUSPICIOUS. THE THREE SUBJECTS WERE IN the BABY APPAREL AREA, SELECTING BABY ITEMS, THEN CONTINUED ON TO THE HEALTH AND BEAUTY AIDES DEPARTMENT AND SELECTED SEVERAL PIECES OF MAKEUP. THE SUBJECTS THEN PROCEEDED TO MEN APPAREL AREA WHERE THEY PROCEEDED TO CONCEAL ITEMS IN THEIR PURSES. THEY EXITED THE STORE THROUGH THE GENERAL MERCHANDISE EXIT, PASSING AT POINTS OF SALE WITHOUT PAYING FOR THE ITEMS AND WERE STOPPED BY THE SECURITY PERSON AND THE COMPLAINANT. THE SUBJECTS WERE RETURNED TO THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICE, AT WHICH TIME THIS AGENCY WAS NOTIFIED. THE THREE SUBJECTS ATTEMPTED TO REMOVED $126.76 WORTH OF MERCHANDISE FROM WAL-MART. . I MADE CONTACT WITH ALL THREE SUBJECTS IN THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICE. I READ ALL THREE SUBJECTS THEIR MIRANDA WARNINGS VIA CARD and ALL AGREED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, REFERENCE THIS INCIDENT. ALL THREE SUBJECTS ADMITTED THEY ATTEMPTED TO ATTEMPTING TO PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE WAL-MART OF THE MERCHANDISE IN QUESTIONS BY CONCEALING THE MERCHANDISE IN THEIR PURSES AND EXITING THE STORE WITHOUT PAYING. THEY ALL STATED THEY KNEW WHAT THE DID WAS WRONG AND ADMITTED THEY HAD REMOVED PROPERTY FROM WAl-mart without paying for it in the past. the defenDANTS were arrested without incident, tRANSPORTED to CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY and charged EACH with one COUNT OF RETAIL PETIT THEFT, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 812.014(3)(a). two of the female defenDAntS are aduLts AND THEIR BOND WAS SET AT $250.00 EACH. THE THIRD DEFENDANT, A JUVENILE, WAS ALSO INVOLVED AND IS THE YOUNGER SISTER OF ONE OF THE OTHER DEFENDANT'S. SHE WAS TURNED OVER TO THE CUSTODY OF HER MOTHER. THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER COMPLETED A WRITTEN STATEMENT IN REFERENCE TO THIS INCIDENT, TO FOLLOW. THE COMPLAINANT WAS ISSUED AN AGENCY CARD BEARING MY NAME AND THIS CASE NUMBER, REFERENCE THIS INCIDENT. THE THREE DEFENDANTS WERE NOT TRESPASSED FROM WAL-MART AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMPLAINANT. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN. *NOT-EXEMPT*
Inmate status: Felony Misdemeanor County/Municipal Traffic Ordinance Warrant/Capias

Known addresses

Florida 34452

Recent Arrests

Arrest date: Jul 17, 2009
Booking number: 09110054
Booking location: Citrus County, FL

Recent Charges

Code: 812.014(3)(A)
Charge description: PETIT THEFT/RETAIL
Bond amount: $250

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