Norman, OK - Norman resident and student of the University of Oklahoma is charged with going on quite a shopping spree at the local Best Buy where he worked.
According to court papers, Zachary Eaton Williams-Kupec, 19, allegedly stole over $3,000 worth of merchandise from the Best Buy electronics store in Norman from December 1, 2006 to January 7, 2007.
Kupec, listed a junior in the College of Fine Arts at OU, was fired when he was reportedly caught "attempting to steal an XBOX 360."
Prior to Kupec's firing, the store had experienced a number of thefts where the retail packaging was left hidden in the store's stockroom.
According to police, when Kupec was interviewed he admitted to stealing over $3,000 worth of merchandise.
Items taken included; numerous DVDs, Sony Playstation and Nintendo Wii game cartridges and a prepaid cellular phone.
It was actually the cell phone that was Kupec's undoing.
Reportedly, a stolen phone was found in the Best Buy stockroom. Though the phone had not yet been activated, the memory showed that two calls had been attempted - one to Kupec's residence and the other to his personal cell phone.
Once the gig was up, Kupec reportedly returned all of the stolen merchandise to the Norman Police Department.
Kupec has been charged with felony embezzlement.
UPDATE: 1/2/08 - On 4/4/07 Kupec pled guilty to the felony charge of embezzlement. Kupec was given a deferred sentence of one year. Despite his guilty plea, a man claiming to be Kupec has written SideBarBlog insisting the public record recounting his crimes are false and he expects his record to be expunged after serving his deferment.
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