David Lee Heathington of ChattanoogaWith $100 worth of meat bulging from his pants legs and carrying what would not fit in his hands, David Lee Heathington exited Bi-Lo grocery store without paying, police said.
Plastic bags were tied to the inside of his pants and he had 10 packs of meat inside his pants legs when he was arrested just before noon Thursday, according to a Chattanooga police report.
He apparently went to the Bi-Lo after he left the CVS at 3800 Tennessee Ave. and is accused of stealing $420 in cigarettes from the pharmacy, police said.
Heathington, 47, faces charges of theft under $500 and resisting arrest, the report said.
When told by police not to return to the stores, Heathington “stated he would be there back tomorrow and doing the same thing. He proudly stated, ‘You can’t stop me,'” according to the police report.