Chamberlain man pleads guilty to grand theft
Mar. 14—MITCHELL — A Chamberlain man who stole 45 bottles of liquor from County Fair over the course of a month has pleaded guilty to grand theft.
Mitchell Old Lodge, 31, was sentenced on March 11, 2025, to two years in prison, with all time suspended, and placed on two years of probation. He was also sentenced to 10 days in jail and ordered to pay $1,939.45 in restitution for the stolen items.
The thefts occurred between March 3 and March 27, 2024, with Old Lodge taking a couple of bottles at a time during different visits to the store. The crimes came to light when a stocker responsible for liquor at County Fair noticed bottles were missing and alerted a store employee. After reviewing security footage, the employee saw Old Lodge slipping a 750 mL bottle of Crown Royal Peach and a bottle of Hennessy Cognac into his coat pockets before walking out without paying.
Further review of the footage revealed that Old Lodge had repeatedly stolen liquor over the course of several weeks, taking bottles of Hennessy, Ciroc Summer Citrus, Casamigos Tequila, Fireball, and Crown Royal, among others. In total, he stole 45 bottles valued at $1,939.45.
After seeing a flier in the store office, a County Fair employee identified Old Lodge as the thief. The footage and the identification led to his arrest.
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