Shoplifting Suspect Charged with Setting Fire to Employee’s Car

A suspected shoplifter at a Walmart store in Lake Geneva (Wisconsin) returned to the store and set fire to a car belonging to the employee who reported him to police, prosecutors have charged. Jeremy A. Saavedra, 32, of Centuria, is charged with arson and intimidation of a witness, both felonies, in the alleged incident March 23 at Walmart, 201 Edwards Boulevard.

Saavedra also is charged with damage or threat to a witness’ property, misdemeanor retail theft, disorderly conduct and and two counts of misdemeanor bail jumping. If convicted on all charges, he could face a combined 19 years and six months in prison…  The Journal Times

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