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Man Arrested After Failed Shoplifting Try

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A Warsaw man was arrested for public intoxication after he was allegedly left behind during a shoplifting attempt.

Warsaw Police Department responded to a call of a shoplifter at Elder-Beerman, Frontage Road, Warsaw, at 10:34 a.m. Saturday.

An employee at Elder-Beerman had detained the alleged shoplifter, but that person fled before police arrived.While at Elder-Beerman, police picked up Roy Skeans, who was allegedly left behind by the would-be shoplifter.

Skeans, 23, of 2814 S. Ind 25, Warsaw, was arrested for public intoxication.

Police stated that while at Kosciusko County Jail, Skeans was found to have a controlled substance on him.

Skeans was then charged with possession of a controlled substance.