Man Faces Robbery Charges After Hitting Grocer in Head with Baby Formula
A Milwaukee man tried to escape Pick 'n Save after stealing formula, but was thwarted by employees, charges allege.
A shoplifter hit a grocery store manager in the head with a bag of baby formula cans while trying to escape the store, charges allege. Nathaniel Wallace, 52, of Milwaukee, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Thursday with armed robbery, battery, possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of bail jumping. If convicted, he faces up to 16 1/2 years in prison and $70,500 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: About 8 p.m. Wednesday, an employee and security officer at Pick ‘n Save, 12735 W. Capitol Dr., saw Wallace hide several cans of baby formula in a bag. The pair recognized Wallace as a repeat shoplifter at the store and began to follow him. As Wallace approached the east doors of the store, the employee tried to stop …
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Johnny Paycheck
11:00 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
The fool could have gone to a food pantry, told them he has a baby and they would have just given him baby formula without question. Anyone that dumb deserves to have to serve the whole 16 1/2 years in prison. more ›