James Walter Patterson Jr., 52, of Muskogee is charged with a felony count of larceny of merchandise from a retailer and a misdemeanor charge of larceny of merchandise from a retailer after an alleged shoplifting spree last fall.
Patterson is charged with stealing $2,100 worth of property from Lowe’s, Kum & Go, Tractor Supply and Dollar General on Nov. 27, 2020 and of stealing $500 worth of merchandise from Lowe’s and Tractor Supply on Aug. 6 and Sept. 28, 2020.
He has been convicted in the past of larceny of merchandise from a retailer six separate times. This is the first time he’s been charged with a felony.
Some of the items he is accused of stealing:
- Craftsman inverter
- Craftsman inverter (again)
- Dewalt construction heater
- $73 of merchandise in Kum & Go
- Dewalt construction heater
- $200 worth of laundry detergent
- $378 worth of merchandise from Lowe’s
- $109.99 worth of merchandise from Tractor Supply