Early Monday morning, a Florida man was arrested for stealing food and drinks from a Walgreens in New Smyrna Beach.
The New Smyrna Beach Police Department (NSBPD) responded to a business alarm at the store on State Road 44 around 3 a.m. The alarm company alerted the police that a man was inside the closed store.
Security footage revealed that Christopher Morgan entered the store’s bathroom at 9:40 p.m. and stayed there until 2:42 a.m. After nearly five hours, Morgan raided the store, indulging in Tostitos spinach dip, chips, Reese’s and Ghirardelli chocolates, Dr. Pepper, and Newport cigarettes.
Officers saw Morgan through the store’s doors, taking cigarettes from behind the counter. Body camera footage captured the security alarms as officers helped Morgan unlock the doors from the inside.
Upon exiting, officers began to arrest Morgan. When asked if anyone else was inside, Morgan, visibly confused, replied, “I came in here to use the bathroom.”
Christopher Morgan resisted being placed in the patrol car and spit on an officer. He was arrested for burglary, petit theft, resisting an officer without violence, and battery on a law enforcement officer. According to NSBPD, Morgan has more than two prior larceny convictions.
