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Thieves steal from pawn shop owner, attempt to sell items back to pawn shop

Posted at 9:54 PM, Aug 04, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-04 21:54:45-04

A couple accused of stealing electronic items from a pawn shop owner were arrested Tuesday by Tennessee police after attempting to sell the lifted goods back to the the Cash America Pawn Shop; the same pawn shop owned by the victim, the Leaf Chronicle reports. 

Jeremy Allen Watts, 30, and Jessica Faye Heady, 24 are being charged with theft. 

The pawn shop owner alerted police after spotting the stolen goods. 

According to the paper, the items the duo stole included two PlayStation consoles, video games and DVDs. The items were valued at more than $1,000.