Plymouth Police Officer Ben McIntrye was dispatched to Walmart for a shoplifting complaint on Sunday, November 5th about 12:40 in the afternoon.
Dennis Tharpe, 33 of Plymouth was seen concealing items on his person and attempting to leave the store without paying for them. He was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail where he was booked in for Theft and held on a $1,500 cash bond.
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