Crime & Safety
Authorities: $13 in Toiletries Cost Dunedin Shoplifter Jail Time
A young Dunedin man charged with shoplifting $13 in toiletries from a Palm Harbor Walmart landed in jail on two felony charges of violation of probation and $5,100 bond.
A Dunedin man is back in jail on felony charges after shoplifting $13 worth of toiletries, according to Pinellas County Sheriff's arrest records.
Cody James Hudson, 19, was caught with toiletry items from a Palm Harbor Walmart, 35404 U.S. Highway 19 N, around 2 p.m. on Nov. 2.
He had a pack of Schick razors, an Oral B tooth brush, and a bottle of conditioner, according to arrest records. The merchandise is valued at $13.56.
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Pinellas arrest records state Hudson did not pay for the items.
He was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor count of petty shoplifting and two felony counts of violation of a three-year probation for possession of cocaine and burglary in Pasco County.
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Hudson was being held in Pinellas County Jail and bonded out on $5,100.
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