James Bailey
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.
Case details
What we know:
FOX6 News first brought you this story in July 2023.
Police say Bailey was in the Woodman's parking lot when a woman stood in front of his bumper. Police say Bailey stepped on the gas. Prosecutors say Bailey hit the woman so hard that she "rolled onto the hood."
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Investigators say the woman Bailey hit was a Woodman's employee. Police say she followed Bailey and tried to stop him because Bailey stole $545 worth of Tide Pods.
By the numbers:
FOX6 News crunched the numbers. Bailey left the store with at least 20 containers of detergent – which equates to potentially 2,200 individual laundry pods.
The Source: Information in this post was provided by Wisconsin Circuit Court Access as well as the criminal complaint associated with this case.