Shoplifting Incident Turns Violent In Pacific County

Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 7:44 AM

A 31-year-old man is now in jail after a shoplifting incident at Jack’s Country Store in Ocean Park.

The Pacific County Sheriff’s Office says a 31-year-old man is now in jail after a shoplifting incident at Jack’s Country Store in Ocean Park turned violent. Investigators say he tried to walk off with roughly eighty-four dollars in merchandise Monday afternoon, then attacked the owner and another person who stepped in. That use of force bumped the case up from shoplifting to second-degree robbery. Deputies tracked him down and booked him into the Pacific County Jail.

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