A man found to have methamphetamine, a pair of allegedly shoplifted earrings, two watches and two bracelets hidden in his underwear pled guilty to charges against him during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday.
Thirty-eight-year-old Preston Mann who lists addresses in Newport and Texarkana on various court documents was arrested July 10 last year at the Walmart store in Mountain Home.
Two Mountain Home police officers went to the store after being advised of a male and female suspected of shoplifting.
The female identified as Kristina Samseda was detained after passing the last point where she could have paid for merchandise in her possession.
She was confronted by a policeman and a store asset protection employee and questioned about stolen merchandise reported to be mostly food items.
She was taken to an office in the store as one of the policemen waited on the male suspect who had gone into a bathroom prior to exiting the store.
He was confronted and taken to the Asset Protection Office at the store. The officers reported Mann’s actions were a bit out of the ordinary. He unbuckled his belt and refused to sit down.
He was seen reaching behind him and running his hand along his rear waistband area.
An officer grabbed Mann’s right arm and told him to let go of whatever he had in his hand. He refused to comply.
Mann was then placed along the office wall to gain compliance. While searching the area of the suspect’s rear waistband, officers found six grams of methamphetamine and a pair of shoplifted earrings in Mann’s underwear.
When Mann was being processed into the Baxter County jail, staff located other items – two stolen watches and two shoplifted bracelets in his underwear.
Mann is charged with possession of the methamphetamine, theft of property and refusal to submit to arrest.
Samseda was arrested, but no charges were filed against her according to electronic court records.
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