The Orange County Criminal Lawyer Blog
A Tennessee man was taken into custody after the authorities investigated a report that lottery tickets had been improperly activated and taken from a local business.
According to an arrest affidavit, the investigation began after a store owner in Ashland City was reportedly contacted by the Tennessee Lottery Corporation and informed that his business owed approximately $30,000. The unexpected claim prompted the owner to review surveillance footage from inside the store, where he allegedly observed a recently hired employee activating multiple lottery ticket booklets without authorization.
The footage reportedly showed the employee, who had only been working at the store for about two weeks, handling four separate ticket packs on March 21. Authorities later stated the tickets carried a total value of approximately $4,500. When questioned by the owner, the employee allegedly denied having the tickets and failed to return to the store when asked to bring back his keys the following day.