Police say man arrested after he grabbed baseball bat at Ga. Walmart, then smashed 29 TVs
By APWednesday, February 10, 2010
Police: Man arrested after smashing 29 TVs in Ga.
LILBURN, Ga. — Police in Georgia say a 23-year-old man grabbed a baseball bat inside of a Walmart and smashed 29 flat-screen televisions.
Police in Lilburn near Atlanta have charged Westley Strellis with 29 counts of criminal damage to property in the second degree. Witnesses tell police he grabbed a metal baseball bat from the sporting goods section Wednesday, walked to the electronics department and destroyed the TVs on display.
He was arrested not long after that.
Police say the televisions are valued at over $22,000. Police say they do not know whether Strellis has an attorney.
Information from: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, www.ajc.com
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