Two arrests were made on July 17 at 6:06 p.m. in the parking lot of Tractor Supply Co., located on 1575 South Main Street in Farmville.
Both Shannon Nicole Spillman, of Farmville, and Carlton Thomas Adams, of Rice, a were arrested. Spillman was arrested for larceny, while Adams was arrested for shoplifting and possession of narcotics; though Spillman was released, Adams remains in custody.
“An officer was coming back from Longwood Village, picked up a truck with long overdue expired tags and stopped in a parking lot and had two young ladies in there who were intoxicated,” said Longwood University Police Department (LUPD) Col. Robert Beach.
While the officer was questioning the two ladies, including Spillman, Adams exited Tractor Supply Co. after having shoplifted, according to Beach.
“They (LUPD) arrested him (Adams) for shoplifting, and in the process of that they found some narcotics,” said Beach.
Adams was charged with possession of a controlled substance, in addition to shoplifting merchandise worth over $200, and is in custody, according to the circuit court online case information system.
Spillman was also arrested for petty larceny and was released on summons.
Spillman’s hearing date is on Dec. 4 at 2:00 p.m., according to the general district court online case information system.
Adams’ felony case has been upgraded to circuit court with a hearing date for both of his charges on Sept. 19 at 9 a.m. in front of a grand jury.
Adams was previously convicted of the sale of marijuana on July 19, 2013 and served two years and five months after entering a guilty plea with three years probation, according to the circuit court online case information system.
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