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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Christian Nogot Puno

Manhunt for $30 Walmart 'Heist' Ends in a Plot Twist: Why the 'Victim' Chose to Drop the Charges

A kind gesture saved him from court; his story travelled further than the case ever did. (AI-generated image) (Credit: Random Retail / CC BY 2.0, cropped, IBTimes UK)

An elderly man pushed a trolley around a Walmart in Albany, Georgia, bent down for $30 (£23) another shopper had dropped, and carried on with his day. Within a week, his face was on a police appeal. Thousands of strangers were arguing about whether he belonged in front of a judge.

He has since given the money back. On 22 August, the Albany Police Department said the person who lost the cash no longer wanted to pursue it. The force closed the file with five words: 'No charges will be filed.'

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