Judge Overturns Shoplifter's Walmart Ban, But Store is Still Off-Limits

Two weeks after a municipal court judge handed down a sentence of banishment for life from any Walmart store in America to a shoplifter, the verdict has been vacated.

But the shoplifter, Johanna Cassimore, of Hopatcong, still won’t be allowed inside the retail chain’s buildings.

That’s because, according to nj.com, Cassimore had previously signed an agreement with the Walmart company stating she would never enter the stores again prior to her guilty verdict in Mt. Olive Township earlier this month.

The vacated ruling, made Monday, showed Judge Brian Levine meant to acknowledge the agreement between Cassimore and Walmart, not that he was imposing the ban himself, the report said.

Cassimore’s guilty verdict stemmed from a Dec. 6, 2014 incident in which she was caught by store security trying to walk out with $78 worth of vitamins, nj.com reported.

According to the company, there are 4,562 stores in the United States.

In the two weeks since the decision was handed down, Cassimore has refused to rollback on her superstore jaunts.

The shopper has already defied the ruling by frequenting the chain’s locations, according to nydailynews.com. “No one knows me at any other Walmarts,” she told the Daily News. “I won’t shop at the one (where she was arrested) anymore. I’m not stupid.”

Cassimore was indicted in October 2012 by a Sussex County Grand Jury for allegedly stealing her daughter’s identity during a five-year, five-month period, during which she obtained items and services for herself, the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office said.

Cassimore racked up $258 in fines and 10 days of community service for the Dec. 6 incident, newjerseyhills.com reported.