4/14/07 -- Perkins, OK - A high school student leaves class with more than homework. Police allege he pilfered a teachers purse of a credit card and wasted no time using it.
According to court papers, Henry Arthur Smith, 18, attends Perkins-Tryon High School in Perkins, Oklahoma.
On March 16, Penelope Palmer left her classroom to speak to another teacher. About forty five minutes later she returned to find items missing from her purse that she had left in a drawer.
Among the items missing from Palmer's purse were her driver's license, social security card and credit card.
Within hours of the theft, police allege that Smith walked into a Wal-Mart in Stillwater and made a purchase for $31.93 on Palmer's credit card.
Smith, not the brightest petty thief in Perkins, was caught on security camera during his trip to Wal-Mart.
When police reviewed the tape they quickly identified Smith as their sticky fingered suspect.
Reportedly, when Smith was interviewed by police he confessed to the crime and said he purchased a phone card at the Wal-Mart.
Earlier this month Smith was charged with the felony crime of taking a credit card.
Smith was arrested and then released on $5,000 bond.
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