A Salina man was arrested Wednesday afternoon in connection to two theft cases.
Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester reported this morning that an officer driving by StuJo's Carwash, 120 North Broadway Boulevard, a little after 3 p.m. Wednesday noticed a person and vehicle that matched the description of a person and vehicle involved in a theft from Menards, 805 Virginia Court, on Monday. In that case, the suspect entered the store and left with two Schlage Sense Bluetooth door handle locks, valued at $400. The suspect, described as a male wearing a red Nike hoodie, gray sweatpants, a black hat, and black facemask, left Menards in a silver four-door hatchback station wagon type vehicle, Forrester noted.
When the officer attempted to make contact with the male subject at StuJo's, the subject left in a 1997 silver Ford Escort station wagon with a temporary tag, disobeying orders from the officer, Forrester explained.
Another officer located the vehicle parked in the alley behind a residence in the 100 block of South 11th Street. According to Forrester, officers made contact with the resident and learned the male subject, identified as Dillon Sonnier, 22, Salina, was hiding inside the house. He was located by officers hiding in a closet.
Officers then learned that on Jan. 24, other officers responded to Walmart, 2900 South Ninth Street, for the report of a theft. In that case, a subject had taken two barcode stickers from two 10-cent tumbler cups, placed them onto two speakers valued at $288, and purchased those speakers for 20 cents, Forrester explained. The person named as the suspect in that case was Sonnier.
According to Forrester, Sonnier was arrested on the following requested charges.
Felony theft, two or more prior convictions
Theft by deception, two or more convictions
Interference with law enforcement
Driving while suspended
Failure to stop at stop sign
Improper signal