Syracuse Man Accused Of Dealing Meth, Theft From Walmart
Warren James Davies
WARSAW — A Syracuse man was recently arrested in two separate cases for dealing methamphetamine and theft.
In the first case, Warren James Davies, 37, 9928 N. Happiness Drive, Syracuse, is charged with dealing methamphetamine, a level 3 felony; and possession of methamphetamine, a level 5 felony. In a second case, Davies is also charged with two counts of making a false sales document and two counts of theft with sentence enhancements, all level 6 felonies; and two counts of theft, class A misdemeanors.
On July 30, an officer with the NET43 Drug Task Force made a controlled purchase of 6.5 grams of methamphetamine from Davies.
On Aug. 30, a Warsaw Police officer responded to a theft at Walmart. The officer spoke with a store employee at the scene. According to court documents, the employee said that on Aug. 29, she saw a man, later identified as Davies, scan a vacuum sweeper valued at $109 that scanned for 97 cents. Davies then passed all points of pay and was confronted by employees. As he was confronted, Davies fled the store, leaving some merchandise behind. Employees discovered that several UPC codes had been changed on items, with the loss to Walmart totaling $235.06.
The officer obtained photographs of Davies from his driver’s license and store employees said it was Davies.
On Oct. 25, another officer with Warsaw Police Department responded to a report of theft at Walmart. A store employee said that on Aug. 25, she saw a man, later identified as Davies, using false UPC codes to purchase merchandise at a lower price. She said Davies scanned a Vortex bow and it scanned at 97 cents. Davies fled after being approached by store employees, leaving the merchandise behind. The value of the loss due to altered UPC codes was $294.71.
In both of these cases, Davies was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on Nov. 20, with a $26,000 surety and cash bond.
Davies was convicted of theft on Sept. 19, 2002, in Kosciusko County Circuit Court. He is also banned from entering any Meijer store in the United States for his life, according to court documents.
