Schnucks’ infuriating new self-checkout policy has notched its first arrest this week, with a man being taken into custody after allegedly flashing a gun at a store employee.
that a man named Jessie Lee Garrett was attempting to go through the self-checkout line at the University City Schnucks on Monday when he was stopped by an employee for allegedly having more than 10 items in his cart, which is verboten under the
new policy the stores rolled out early this month
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The employee attempted to direct Garrett to the full-service lane, but the apparently irate man was not having it and, according to court documents, responded by pulling up his shirt to reveal a gun that was tucked into his pants.
Police showed up at the store shortly thereafter and placed Garrett under arrest. They found no weapon upon a search of Garrett’s body, and under questioning Garrett denied having a firearm. But an officer soon found a loaded gun tucked behind a box of candy on one of the store’s shelves, whereupon Garrett allegedly admitted he’d hidden it in an attempt to avoid arrest. As a convicted felon, Garrett is prohibited from possessing a gun and was taken into custody.