Woman arrested after allegedly stealing bottle of tequila from Walmart

A woman wanted for the theft of a bottle of tequila was apprehended when she returned to the scene of the crime at Walmart. Michele Lynn Marchese, 57, who lives in the Sandalwood Condominiums in Wildwood, entered the store at Sarasota Plaza in The Villages on Sunday afternoon, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. A loss prevention officer recognized the Cincinnati, Ohio native from a theft which had occurred on Thursday and had been captured on video. In that incident, Marchese took a 750ml bottle of Teremana Blanco tequila, tucked it in her purse and left the store without paying for it. The tequila had been priced at $27.97. She claimed she had stolen the tequila for her boyfriend.

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