ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A judge denied bond for a man who was shot by an Orange County deputy after allegedly stealing from a Walmart and declaring martial law.
Investigators say that on Feb. 22, 48-year-old Jason Beal, wearing a mask, declared “martial law,” and left the store on East Colonial Drive with a cart full of merchandise.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called after the store’s loss prevention officer reported the alleged shoplifting and said that they saw what appeared to be a knife on Beal, who they also heard make claims about a gun…