Mississippi delivery driver accused of trying to steal retired deputy's order
Unfortunately for 30-year-old Terel Tywan Hampton of Jackson, Miss., that customer turned out to be former Madison County Deputy Brad Sullivan.
Sullivan – who was left partially paralyzed after being shot twice in the head during a 2019 chase with a kidnapping suspect – contacted Madison Police on Monday, according to WLBT, a Jackson-based NBC affiliate.
Sullivan said his delivery driver, who identified himself on an app as "Dennis K," denied having his order, and refused to deliver it to him.
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However, management at the Academy Sports store Sullivan ordered from confirmed "Dennis" had, in fact, picked it up, according to a release by the Madison Police Department.
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Shortly after being picked up, the order displayed as canceled, the department said. Sullivan said he did not cancel the order himself.
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Police investigated the matter with the store's cooperation, confirming Hampton left the store with Sullivan's merchandise, according to the release. Shortly afterward, he was stopped in his car, a 2016 Chevrolet Impala, and was placed under arrest.
Police found Sullivan's order, which he placed for his son, inside the vehicle: two shirts, two pairs of shoes and a pair of shorts. Police said they also discovered marijuana and a firearm in Hampton's car.
Hampton was arrested and charged with petit larceny, as well as improper equipment and possession of marijuana while in possession of a firearm.
Both Deputy Sullivan and the Madison Police Department declined to comment further when reached by Fox News Digital.Original article source: Mississippi delivery driver accused of trying to steal retired deputy's order
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