The Brief
- An accused Tide pod thief pleaded no contest to second-degree recklessly endangering safety on Sept. 22. A retail theft charge was dismissed.
- The charges come after police say James Bailey took hundreds of dollars of Tide pods from a Woodman’s in Menomonee Falls.
- The judge sentenced Bailey to time served.
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. – A man who Menomonee Falls police say left a Woodman’s without paying for a cartload of merchandise pleaded no contest on Monday, Sept. 22 to a charge of second-degree recklessly endangering safety. A retail theft charge against the man accused, James Bailey, was dismissed and read into the court record for the purposes of sentencing.
A Waukesha County judge then sentenced Bailey to 53 days in jail – and deemed his time as served. Bailey must also pay more than $545 in restitution to Woodman’s.
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What we know:
FOX6 News first brought you this story in July 2023…