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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Lady Lake man arrested with drugs after being thrown out of Wal-Mart grocery department

Bryan Keith Stein

A Lady Lake man was arrested with drugs after being thrown out of a Wal-Mart grocery department.

Bryan Keith Stein, 32, was spotted at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the store at Leesburg, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. He had been banned from the store after attempting to steal a Barbie doll in 2014.

Police arrived on the scene and discovered a hypodermic needle with methamphetamine residue in the pocket of his cargo shorts. He was also found to have a bag of methamphetamine in his backpack.

Stein was arrested on charges of trespassing, drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was booked at the Lake County Jail on $4,000 bond.

In 2015, Stein was arrested at the Wal-Mart at Buffalo Ridge Plaza in The Villages.

DeSantis’ extreme agenda pushing medical providers out of Florida

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George Washington tried to warn us

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Bring back the pool attendants so IDs can be checked

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Someone is going to get killed at Morse Gate

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