Sunday evening, about 8:15 Plymouth Police were dispatched to the Walmart on Oak Drive for a male subject that was stopped by the Asset Protection team for shoplifting.
Officer Chad Beatty took 50 year old Brian Pike of Hamlet into custody and transported him to the Marshall County Jail where he was booked for Theft.
Listeners and readers are reminded that charging information supported by an affidavit of probable cause is merely an allegation that a crime has been committed and that there is only probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. They are presumed innocent throughout the proceedings and are entitled to be represented by counsel and entitled to a trial by jury at which the State is obligated to provide proof beyond a reasonable doubt before a judgment of guilt may be made.
