LAKELAND, Fla. – A convenience store employee faces a felony charge after authorities say she was caught stealing a lottery ticket on camera, an incident she later characterized as a simple mistake.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 39-year-old Jessica Lynn Schuler of Bartow on Wednesday, Jan. 14, following a report filed by a manager at a south Lakeland convenience store.
According to investigators, the theft occurred a week earlier on Jan. 7. The store manager reported that a $50 lottery ticket had gone missing. Deputies reviewed the store’s security footage, which allegedly captured Schuler taking the ticket…