SC Man Charged in Theft of Cellphones at Toccoa Wal-mart
By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa
A South Carolina man is behind bars charged with the theft of dozens of cell phones from the Toccoa Walmart.
Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said investigators have charged 33-year-old Ontorio Cortez Waymyers of Colubmia, South Carolina in connection with the March 27 theft of $14,000 worth of cell phones from Wal-Mart.
Jarrell says the investigation broke open when police put information about the theft onto the Regional Organized Crime Information Center.
That agency was in Greene County in Middle Georgia. Jarrell said his officers then traveled to Greene County, Georgia to meet with Waymyers.
Toccoa Police charged Waymyers with one count of theft by shoplifting.
Investigators say Waymyers used a pry bar to open the display case at the Toccoa Wal-mart around midnight on March 27, put 31 cell phones into a suitcase and left the store.
Jarrell said investigators have not yet recovered all of the stolen phones but believe the suspect may have sold them to a local business.
Jarrell says he appreciates the cooperation between agencies.
Jarrell said Waymyers is a person of interest in cases ini a number of Georgia counties and municipalities, including in Hartwell.
Waymyers remains in custody in Greene County.