ROCKINGHAM — A Scotland County man is accused of stealing more than $1,400 in merchandise from a Richmond County retail store.
An arrest warrant alleges that 61-year-old Michael Raymond Desmond, of Laurel Hill, stole 98 items from the Rockingham Walmart on Jan. 29.
The stolen items reportedly include clothing, jewelry; flashlights, tools, cleaning products, soaps, medicines, and outdoor equipment. The total value of the items is $1,447.84, according to the warrant.
Desmond was arrested the same day and charged with a single count of felony larceny. He is being held in the Richmond County Jail on a $2,500 secured bond and has a disposition hearing scheduled for Feb. 12.
Records with the N.C. Department of Adult Correction show Desmond has a criminal record dating back more than 40 years:
(NOTE: All convictions are in Scotland County unless otherwise noted.)
1983 - misdemeanor larceny
1990 - assault on a female, damage to property; worthless check; possession with intent to sell a Schedule II controlled substance
1991 - possession with intent to sell a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell a Schedule VI controlled substance
1996 - common law robbery
1998 - being a habitual felon, three counts of possessing stolen goods (Moore County)
1999 - misdemeanor larceny, possessing stolen goods
2009 - felony breaking and entering, violation of a protection order (Warren County); injury to real property
2011 - second-degree trespassing; misdemeanor larceny, disorderly conduct; domestic criminal trespass
2012 - felony larceny (Cumberland County); misdemeanor larceny, injury to real property, injury to personal property, disorderly conduct
2014 - injury to real property, felony breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, injuring lines of a telephone or telegraph company; giving or selling tobacco to an inmate (Greene County)
2015 - post-release revocation
2016 - larceny from the person
2017 - post-release revocation
2018 - attempted first-degree burglary; misdemeanor larceny, two counts of breaking and entering vehicles
All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
