Report: Accused Shoplifter Pulls Knife on Walmart Employees

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A man who allegedly shoplifted at a Milton Walmart is also accused of pulling a knife on store employees.

According to WSB-TV, Milton police arrested Michael Durkin for the incident, which occurred Wednesday, Nov. 26 at Walmart at 5200 Windward Parkway.

Fulton County Jail records show Durkin was booked into the facility on Thanksgiving Day with a $14,000 bond. He’s charged with misdemeanor theft by shoplifting and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

According to the news station, Durkin stole several items while driving on a motorized scooter through the store and tried to leave the business using his walker, “but not before pulling a knife on store employees.”

After choosing the items he wanted to take, police said the suspect cruised past the cash registers without paying, WSB notes.

Milton police captain Shawn McCarty said when store employees tried to prevent Durkin from leaving the store, he “brandished a knife and told the loss prevention officer to get out of his way or he was going to cut him,” WSB reported.

Booking records show Durkin, a resident of Decatur, remains behind bars.