The Brief
- Jordan Pedigo was charged after police say he used fake paperwork to steal a Winchester .308 rifle from the Walmart on Horizon Boulevard in Bensalem on October 16.
- Pedigo was arrested in Bakersfield, California, on November 1 and found with the stolen rifle and around 40 rounds of ammunition, according to police.
- Police say Pedigo was charged with several felonies and their investigation was completed with help from the Bakersfield Police Department.
PHILADELPHIA – Jordan Pedigo, a 26-year-old from California, has been charged after police say he stole a Winchester .308-caliber rifle from a Walmart in Bensalem with the help of fake paperwork. Bensalem Township Police announced the charges and credited their counterparts in Bakersfield, California, for Pedigo’s arrest and the recovery of the weapon, according to department officials.
What we know:
Bensalem police say Pedigo walked into the Walmart at 3461 Horizon Boulevard around 1:40 p.m. Friday, October 16, wearing a black jacket and dark blue jeans and carrying a collapsible scooter. Police say he put on a yellow vest, selected a rifle bag, and then approached a sporting goods employee with forged paperwork that claimed to provide clearance for a Winchester .308 rifle.
Surveillance footage captured Pedigo entering a restricted employee-only area, placing the rifle in the bag, and exiting through the store’s garden center, according to police. Police say he left the store just before 2:00 p.m. and was last seen on surveillance around 1:50 p.m. traveling toward the SEPTA bus stop through the Neshaminy Mall parking lot.…