Two days before Christmas a Summerville woman reported a theft of cash at Wal-Mart. The woman told a responding deputy that she had used the self-checkouts and requested $100 back in cash, but forgot to retrieve the cash from the machine. The deputy reviewed video footage of the incident and identified a suspect who took the money after the woman left and did not turn the money in to the store. The complainant didn’t ask to press charges but the deputy went to the suspect’s residence on Martin Street in Summerville and confronted her about the incident. The suspect, identified as Deborah Marlene Smith, admitted to taking the money. Smith was placed under arrest for theft of lost or mislaid property and was booked into the Chattooga County Jail.
