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A Louisiana man was arrested and
charged with theft and impersonating a war veteran after he entered a Walmart store and
tried to steal more than $500 worth of alcohol and shotgun shells, saying he would bomb the store if he was not freed by managers.
On Monday, Keyon Pullins, 23, entered the Walmart location in Baton Rouge dressed in
full military gear. He proceeded to gather five bottles of Ciroc vodka, five cases of Crown Royal whiskey, one bottle of Grey Goose vodka, and eight packs of 12 gauge shotgun shells. While attempting to leave the store without paying, Pullins was confronted by the Walmart's managers, according to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office.
"[Pullins] requested that the managers let him go, due to him being in full military uniform," the sheriff's office said in an arrest report,
cited by WAFB. "The managers stated that they would not do so, so [Pullins] attempts to leave. When he did so, managers grabbed him by the back of his uniform and pulled him back into the store...[Pullins began to scream and cuss at the managers stating that he was in the military and 'to just let him go about his business.'"
Pullins was then taken into a store office for questioning, according to the report, where
he claimed he would access a bomb from the jihadist group Islamic State (formerly known as ISIS or ISIL) and use it on the Walmart location.
Comment: Pullins has a history of shoplifting at Walmart and an active felony warrant for theft. One tipoff: he had no military name tag on his borrowed uniform.