ALBERT LEA, Minn. – A sentence is finally handed down for a 2021 theft in Freeborn County.
Devon Henry smith, 49 of Kansas City, Missouri, pleaded guilty to felony theft. He was accused of stealing $4,000 from the register at Walgreen’s in Albert Lea on October 21, 2021, and leading the Albert Lea Police Department on a chase that ended when a police squad car blocked Smith’s vehicle on Front Street.
Investigators say Walgreen’s employees noticed Smith entered the store with a Walgreens’ lanyard and asked for $1,490 to be placed on a rechargeable gift card. An employee says they noticed the photo on the lanyard did not match Smith and halted the transaction. Court documents say Smith then grabbed the gift cards and fled…