A South Bend man was taken into custody early Monday morning after allegedly stealing items from a Plymouth business and fleeing.
A Walmart representative notified police of a theft from the store. Police say the suspect, later identified as 40-year-old Sulton Williams, pushed a cart full of unpaid items out of the store and into an awaiting vehicle with a male driver. Williams reportedly put a computer, DVD player and some cat food into the white Ford Fusion, but left behind other items and fled in the vehicle.
The car was later spotted traveling north on U.S. 31. Officers from the Plymouth Police Department and the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department pursued the car into South Bend, according to the report. Police say the driver eventually stopped the vehicle and fled on foot, eluding officers. Williams did not exit the vehicle and was taken into custody.
Williams was booked into the Marshall County Jail on preliminary charges of felony theft, resisting law enforcement and obstructing justice.
