A suspected shoplifter has been arrested in the theft of gaming merchandise at Best Buy in Lady Lake.
The store manager said a man wearing a black hoodie and amber sunglasses entered the store Saturday and took a Razer Kishi gaming controller, a PS4 Need for Speed game and a PS4 Assassin’s Creed game, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department. The items had a total value of $123.55. The thief got into a blue Nissan Senta with a low spoiler on the trunk and fled the scene.
A Lady Lake police officer spotted the vehicle southbound on U.S. Hwy. 27/441 and conducted a traffic stop. The stolen merchandise was found on the passenger seat.
The driver was identified as 24-year-old Pablo Alfonso Marcano-Amaya of Leesburg. The native of Venezuela admitted he had stolen the merchandise from Best Buy.
He was arrested on a charge of theft. He was booked at the Lake County Jail and released after posting $1,000 bond.
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