Overview
- Courtney Janell Shaw, 47, was arrested in Cherokee County, Georgia, on suspicion of using a self-checkout stacking tactic to take nearly $1,000 in goods over multiple visits.
- Investigators say surveillance video provided by a Walmart worker showed Shaw scanning one item while concealing others, with records linking vehicles seen leaving the store to her.
- Shaw was charged with grand theft in a retail setting, released after posting bail, and placed on immediate administrative leave by the Cherokee County School District.
- In Williston, North Dakota, prosecutors accuse Walmart employee Mario Branch, 42, of using his company ID to withdraw close to $100,000 from a cash recycler on several occasions.
- Branch entered a not-guilty plea to a Class A felony charge, and court records show a trial scheduled for May 4.