A man was arrested after allegedly stealing golf cart batteries from Battery Boys and then selling them for scrap.
Jeromy Christopher Smith, 28, of Summerfield, was arrested Friday afternoon at Battery Boys on County Road 108 in Oxford. He is facing two counts of grand theft.
His employer earlier this month had reported that 8 Troy T-605 6 volt batteries had gone missing from the shop, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. Smith was identified as the only employee who had access to the part of the shop from which the batteries had been removed. The owner of Battery Boys said that his employees often change golf cart batteries and are to bring the old batteries back to his shop. He also said that the old batteries are to be placed on a pallet awaiting to be returned for their core charge value.
A sheriff’s detective found that Smith had scrapped several batteries at Dominion Metal Recycling. Smith had also pawned a Snap On Impact Tool, batteries and a charger at Every Day Pawn in Summerfield. The value of the items taken amounted to $1,536.89.
A check revealed Smith has three prior convictions for grand theft/trafficking in stolen property.
He was booked at the Sumter County Detention Center and released after posting $4,000 bond.
