Amador County – A San Andreas man suspected of stealing a Bosch multi-tool and several saw blades from Lowe’s in Martell will face robbery charges after fighting with a loss prevention officer once leaving the store. Scott Woden, 20, was arrested on January 7 following a scuffle with a Lowe’s loss-prevention officer, according to an article in the Calaveras Enterprise. The officer, who had been following Woden around the store, claimed that the suspect slipped the Bosch tool inside his pocket and then used a box cutter to open several packets of saw blades and remove the contents. When the officer confronted Woden in the parking lot, a fight ensued. The security officer, who no longer works for Lowe’s, claimed that Woden brandished the box cutter in a threatening manner, but he was able to throw it under a nearby car. This testimony was later contradicted by a deputy sheriff during a February 24 preliminary hearing in Amador County Superior Court. Woden sustained lacerations and bruises to his face during the scuffle. During the hearing, the Amador County District Attorney’s Office argued that Woden used force to take property from Lowe’s, making the offense a robbery. Woden’s defense attorney described the crime as “a straight-up shoplift.” She said her client was an electrician and carried a box cutter to work with him every day. Superior Court Judge Thomas Smith agreed with the prosecutor, according to the report in the Calaveras Enterprise. “This was just not one spur-of-the-moment decision to shoplift,” Smith said. “This seemed to be a well-planned out enterprise by the defendant, armed with a box cutter to remove items and take them out. In order to escape with the loot, he used aggression.” The judge also recommended that the district attorney file a commercial burglary charge against Woden. His bail was set at $75,000. A TSPN TV Report This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. -
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Amador County – A San Andreas man suspected of stealing a Bosch multi-tool and several saw blades from Lowe’s in Martell will face robbery charges after fighting with a loss prevention officer once leaving the store. Scott Woden, 20, was arrested on January 7 following a scuffle with a Lowe’s loss-prevention officer, according to an article in the Calaveras Enterprise. The officer, who had been following Woden around the store, claimed that the suspect slipped the Bosch tool inside his pocket and then used a box cutter to open several packets of saw blades and remove the contents. When the officer confronted Woden in the parking lot, a fight ensued. The security officer, who no longer works for Lowe’s, claimed that Woden brandished the box cutter in a threatening manner, but he was able to throw it under a nearby car. This testimony was later contradicted by a deputy sheriff during a February 24 preliminary hearing in Amador County Superior Court. Woden sustained lacerations and bruises to his face during the scuffle. During the hearing, the Amador County District Attorney’s Office argued that Woden used force to take property from Lowe’s, making the offense a robbery. Woden’s defense attorney described the crime as “a straight-up shoplift.” She said her client was an electrician and carried a box cutter to work with him every day. Superior Court Judge Thomas Smith agreed with the prosecutor, according to the report in the Calaveras Enterprise. “This was just not one spur-of-the-moment decision to shoplift,” Smith said. “This seemed to be a well-planned out enterprise by the defendant, armed with a box cutter to remove items and take them out. In order to escape with the loot, he used aggression.” The judge also recommended that the district attorney file a commercial burglary charge against Woden. His bail was set at $75,000. A TSPN TV Report This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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