Georgetown Man Arrested for Shoplifting, Burglary at Walmart

A local Georgetown man, William Michael Long, was arrested by The Georgetown Police Department for Theft by unlawful taking (shoplifting) and Burglary in the third degree (a Class D felony) at the Walmart located on 120 Osbourne Way.

According to a Georgetown Police Uniform Citation obtained by Georgetown, Kentucky Crime - Blog the incident was as follows.

Shortly after 3:00 p.m. on October 15th the suspect was seen putting two speakers into a cart and taking them to Customer Service to return them "without a receipt". He received a Walmart gift card in the amount of $190.63. However, a member of Walmart's Loss Prevention staff observed the suspect and notified police.

According to the arresting officer, prior to arriving at The Scott County Detention Center, the suspect was asked "if he had anything not allowed in jail". But, after jail personnel performed a standard search they discovered a knife and "a hypodermic needle in his sock". Subsequently, he was also charged with Promoting contraband in the first degree - a Class D felony. The defendant also has a failure to appear, citation for misdemeanor according to jail records.

At the time of this report the defendant was being held at the Scott County Detention Center on $10,378 bond, pending a court date of November 20th.

Georgetown Man Runs Vehicle of the Road and Faces Multiple Drug Charges

An officer from The Georgetown Police Department was "flagged down in reference to a vehicle that ran off the road" on Sunday morning October 13th at the McDonald's on Southgate Drive. He then made contact with the suspect, Andrew Barnett, who was the driver of the vehicle, a Toyota truck. Barnett then admitted to driving the truck, and when asked if he was "under the influence of any alcohol or illegal drugs", he said he was not.

Upon investigation, the officer discovered that the suspect had an outstanding warrant for Failure to appear, citation for misdemeanor - according to Georgetown Detention Center records.

After placing the suspect under arrest for the warrant he then began a search of the incident area, the suspect, and the vehicle. The officer found a "black film canister" containing white powder that the suspect admitted to being cocaine. Other items were also found including a bag of marijuana.

In all the defendant was charged with Drug paraphernalia, Possession of marijuana, Possession of cocaine 1st degree, and promoting contraband in the first degree for admitting possession of "what is suspected to be Xanax" upon arriving at the jail.



Barnett is being held at The Scott County Detention Center on $10,000 bond and has a court date scheduled for October 16th.