Teen Allegedly Flushes Merchandise
Posted/updated on: November 27, 2011 at 3:30 pm
LUFKIN — A teenager is arrested at Lufkin store for allegedly flushing merchandise. 18 year-old Ernesto Ricardo Maldonado was arrested Friday morning during a Black Friday event. It happened at the Best Buy on the 4500 block of Medford Drive around 4:00. Officials say security officers spotted Maldonado walking into the bathroom with an HDMI cable tucked under his shirt. They followed him into the restroom, where he reportedly flushed the cable down the toilet. Police say Maldonado had also been drinking. In addition to theft, he was charged with consumption of alcohol by a minor and failure to identify.
