Overview
- An elderly customer visiting the DeLand Walmart to claim a $2,700 Florida Lottery prize reported the store-issued receipt missing after the transaction on Sunday, prompting a manager review of store footage.
- CCTV reviewed by deputies reportedly shows cashier Tameka Hall folding the store receipt and placing it in her uniform vest before leaving the store for the day.
- Volusia County deputies recovered the missing receipt from Hall’s vehicle and arrested her on a felony grand theft charge; Walmart confirmed she is no longer employed at the store.
- Hall told investigators she was distracted by another customer and put the receipt in her pocket intending to give it to management later, a statement cited in the arrest affidavit.
- Florida Lottery rules require original documentation or formal district-office claims for prizes above $600, a fact that made the store receipt critical and raises questions about in-store handling and how winners should protect tickets and receipts.