Woman arrested for rolling back prices

Published 11:41 pm Thursday, January 22, 2009

NATCHEZ — A Walmart employee was arrested on charges of embezzlement after allegedly selling more than $500 worth of merchandise for only $5 Thursday.

Erica Marie Jones, 20, 38 Windy Hill Road, Roxie, reportedly charged Tiffany Williams, 22, Apt. B, 426 Watts Ave., one one-hundredth of what she really owed.

Williams was charged $5.25 for seven pairs of jeans, a baby crib, a pair of scrubs, a picture frame, sweat suit, laundry detergent, a bra, four pairs of pants, diapers, pizza, coffee, four 12-packs of drinks, canned goods, air freshener, nachos, noodles, frozen goods, chips and a family pack of beef.

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The actual total for the merchandise was $547.50.

Natchez Police Chief Mike Mullins said another employee was allegedly involved in the incident and has not yet been arrested.

Williams never left the store with her discounted merchandise.

“Store security called and we arrested them at the store,” Mulins said.

Both are being held at the city jail without bond.