A man charged with four counts of theft under $5,000 pleaded guilty to shoplifting at London Drugs and was given a conditional discharge on Oct. 22 in Prince George Provincial Court.
Judge David Simpkin ordered Gregory William Felker to spend the next year on probation, complete 20 hours of community service work and attend counselling as directed by a probation officer.
Court heard that a Prince George RCMP officer recognized Felker from surveillance video in the store and went to Felker’s house after the March 27 theft.
“By the sound of it, you gave the item back to the officer, and it went back to London Drugs,” Simpkin said. “Very unsophisticated crime and appears to be totally out of character for you.”
Simpkin acknowledged that Felker’s shoplifting was related to drug abuse while caring for his father for the last four years.
Simpkin also banned Felker, born in 1962, from visiting any London Drugs, Real Canadian Superstore or Save-on-Foods store in BC.
The remaining charges were stayed against Felker.
