On June 2nd, 2026, deputies were
dispatched to Family Dollar after
receiving reports of an employee theft.
>> The guy right here.
Something done.
What's going on?
Why don't you come over here? We got to
talk to you for a second.
You got anything on you?
No, I don't think so. I'm going to pat
you down.
>> I only just
>> All right.
>> My lighter, that's it.
>> All right, you're good.
All right, just come over here real
quick. I'm going to just come talk to
you.
Did anything happen to anyone?
>> Yeah, some ladies came in for a card.
They gave me two.
>> What kind of card was it?
>> They uh they went outside. The lady came
back.
She said she was
>> What what for, ma'am? What time was
this?
>> This was
This was like
>> you mean by card? She like scanned a
debit card or what?
>> No, not a debit card. You see those
cards over there?
>> Okay.
>> Yeah. She She got them. She wanted me to
scan two of them for her.
But she said she left the money in the
car, so she went to go get the money.
But I rung it up.
>> Mhm.
>> And she It was two of them. It was a big
lady and a skinny lady. The skinny lady
came in saying the big lady was going to
get the money.
>> Mhm.
>> But this So, the skinny lady came in the
door. She's waving the money, but I
already done rung it up and everything.
So, that's when Yeah. And then they just
left after that.
>> With the cards?
>> No, not with the cards. They
>> You guys still have the cards, huh?
>> Yeah, yeah. The card's still there. I
had rung it up and I let it
>> threatened you or anything?
>> No, she she They said, "Oh, we're going
to get the money." But they came like in
the doorway, waved the money, and just
left.
>> What time for?
>> And I And I was just looking like
"How you having me ring it up if you
wasn't going to come in and give me the
money for it?"
>> Did she give you a problem about that?
>> No, she she just waved the money.
>> And then just took off.
>> just left.
>> Do you know her? Is she a regular?
>> Never seen her in my damn life.
>> What happened to you?
>> Oh, yeah, they called me around 10:10.
>> or that he was missing 1573.
And I had to come to the store to
make sure it's not on the register on
one of the drawers.
>> Teffon.
Teffon.
>> Can I check the situation with him? We
don't find them, but he said that
>> Who said that?
Who said
that you were missing 15 what?
>> Uh 1573.
Oh, 63.
>> $1563 from the
cash register.
And who told you that?
>> My assistant manager.
>> You're
Was that you?
Is he the assistant manager?
>> Yeah.
>> Were you here today? You can go home
now.
>> Uh
it was I left around 7:00 something.
>> Okay.
And then that's when he he told you,
"Hey, we're missing $1563 from the cash
register."
>> No, he told me around 10:10.
He was closing the system down.
>> Okay. And then you were home.
>> Mhm.
>> And that's when you got here.
>> Mhm.
>> Did you ask him about it?
>> Uh I asked him how he lost the money. He
said that he didn't know.
>> Okay.
And then
um what else happened?
>> Well, he said that he rang some apple
cards, but
they didn't go through.
He said that he didn't
know.
We watched the video and and we found
that he put it in his pocket.
>> And then you
You're the one that called her?
>> Yes, I called her.
>> All right, you're the assistant manager?
>> Yes, sir.
>> All right, can you give me your
information?
Raise your right hand. You solemnly
affirm that the statement you're going
to make today is the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth?
>> Yes, sir.
>> And you're the assistant manager?
>> Yes, sir.
>> What happened today?
>> Well, we closed out the store like
usual.
He counted the drawer. There's a clear
um
printout. You can see he was missing
1563.
Before like I come out bars and look
everywhere for the money, but there was
no money on the drawer, man. So
I I went to come Brinks up. The total
wasn't matching what the attendant
report said cuz he was he was really off
1563 for real for real.
So I told him ask my man to come here
right now cuz emergency cuz Isaiah
Isaiah missed 1563.
>> Uh-huh.
>> Then
we checked it out. Everything matches,
but he was missing 1563.
>> Uh-huh.
>> Then we print out we print out his
recent receipts.
We checked the cameras and yep
took
>> When you check the cameras, what did it
show?
>> Him taking it and him taking scanning
it.
>> Scanning it?
>> Scanning the app cards.
>> He scanned Apple cards?
>> Yeah. He typed in the number how how
much money he want. Then the drawer
opened, he closed it back up, put the
money back in his pocket.
>> What did he put in his pocket?
>> The Apple cards.
>> The Apple cards.
>> Yeah.
>> All right. So raise your right hand.
Do you swear and affirm that the
statements you're about to give is the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth? Put your hand down. Do you
acknowledge that whoever knowingly
provides a false statement under oath
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the
first degree punishable by imprisonment
up to 1 year.
>> Yeah.
>> So if you give me a lie and tell me a
lie
and
video proof and everything else show
tells me otherwise,
you know, that's an extra charge, all
right?
>> Yeah.
>> So
we're here today
because apparently
something went wrong with the cash
register, right?
>> Yes, sir.
>> You're uh closing out
and then
tell me what happened.
>> We were closing out
and then
>> I don't need no [ __ ] story. If we
have video proof,
it's just going to make it harder, bro.
Just be honest and straight up with me.
You can't You can't lie when there's bro
when there's cameras up. You know what I
mean? So, you tell me something
completely different or you're talking
to somebody and
customer came and I just need the truth,
okay? The truth is going to help you out
in the long run, which if I decided to
take you to jail tonight or not, okay?
So,
I'm trying to tell you again, just tell
me the truth.
$15 something dollars is not worth it,
dog. So, just tell me the truth, okay?
With that being said, you go ahead and
tell me.
>> I had
I had to grab the card and not ring them
up.
>> How many cards?
>> There was three.
>> Three cards?
>> Yes, sir.
>> What What card was it?
>> The
I can show you.
>> What kind of card was it?
>> It was
the Apple cards.
>> Apple card?
>> Yes, sir.
>> Okay, what color is it?
>> It's white with a
I think blue blue lightning on it.
>> Okay. And then what did you do? You ring
them up?
>> Yes.
>> And what happened after that?
>> I set them to the side and didn't carry
any more and put them in my pocket.
>> What did you put in your pocket?
>> The uh the card.
>> All three of them?
And was it $15 all together?
So, it was like five five five?
>> Okay.
Who were you with anyone during this
time?
>> It was just me.
>> And just is just you decided to make
that decision on your own?
There was no customers?
>> Mhm.
>> Okay.
So,
do you think that was wrong?
>> Very.
>> Very wrong?
>> I don't
>> Okay.
You know that's considered theft.
You know you can go to jail for that.
It's $15, but it's not worth it, dog.
I'm going to you know I appreciate you
telling me the truth.
>> Yes, sir.
>> Um it's only going to make it easier on
both of us.
And with that being said,
I can try to help you out.
Have you ever been in trouble before?
>> Not like that.
>> Have you ever gone to jail before?
>> No.
>> Okay.
Have you ever stole before? Like ever
got arrested?
>> No, nothing.
>> What made you do this?
>> Bad thoughts.
>> Okay. Did you think that was you were
going to get away?
>> No.
>> All right.
So I don't know what the story that you
gave them and I don't care about it.
Um I appreciate you telling me the
truth. I'm about to go look at the
video. If it relates and everything that
you told me the truth, then obviously
I'm going to try to help you out.
>> Where did those cards come from? Did
someone bring them up to the register?
>> I think he had grabbed it.
>> Is there a video where that card comes
from?
Is there a video of him grabbing it?
Like re- rewind to where like he scans
the card, the first card.
>> All right. I know I know this card he
got bought it on one of the bags that
were under the bags.
>> But like no one comes up trying to order
a card.
>> No.
>> No one.
>> He did so.
>> Okay.
>> He pressed 500.
It's not written
>> That's what's on there? The receipt says
500?
>> Yeah.
500.
You see how that receipt popped up?
>> Yeah, yeah, I I see that. Yeah. And then
what's that what's on that one?
>> 500 500 1500 for each one.
>> All right. Can we collect this video?
>> Sure.
>> And then they're all it's three. All
500?
>> Yes, all 500.
>> All right. Let me just get the receipts
off. I don't need the card itself.
>> All right.
>> So three cards, the white cards with the
blue label. I'm about to see it.
The total was 15 bucks, right? So you
put like 15 change, oh five and change
five and change five and change, right?
Once you got done ringing them up,
what you do?
>> I put them in my pocket.
>> You put in your pocket.
And then
how long you been working here?
>> I did my third week.
>> This is your third week?
Have you closed before?
>> Once.
>> Once?
>> Second time.
>> How much was the value of the cards?
>> Five.
>> Five what?
>> Hundred.
>> Five hundred?
So a thousand five hundred dollars.
That you stole.
And my Is that correct?
>> I only stole 15 and change.
Mhm. And three
>> Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Where's the Where Where are those cards
at right now?
>> They're in the office.
>> They're in the office?
Okay.
>> I don't want to hold that.
Go ahead and turn around.
>> You're being detained right now.
You're not being arrested, okay? As of
right now.
>> I'll let you go watch the video, but
it's uh it looks like three separate
ones actually.
>> You got nothing on you that's going to
poke probably something.
>> no, sir. I just have my phone in my
right pocket and then my left those are
lighters and my lighters. That's it.
>> That's it?
>> Yes, sir. Nothing else. You mind if I
take them out?
>> Uh yeah.
>> I got on underpants under here, so
you'll probably have to pull my khaki
pants down just a little bit. Just to
get to your key. Oh, yeah, my house key.
>> Did you even close that drawer in your
desk today?
>> They're like in this pocket, bro?
>> Yeah, yeah.
>> I got it.
>> That is all right.
>> How the hell you got three lighters,
man?
>> Cuz my cuz I really have them. Cuz my
mom be needing them, so I really just
keep a light on them.
get on my phone, it's just my phone and
my wife right here.
>> It's just me.
>> Yeah.
>> Deputies went to the suspect's house
after he informed them that he had only
one key to his residence and requested
that it be given to his mother.
>> Hi.
>> You're the mother of Isaiah?
>> yes.
>> Carpenter?
>> Yes.
>> Uh here you go. Did the deputy advise
you what was going on?
>> Why would he go to jail for? What what
did he steal?
>> Okay, so he was at work.
Um and um he what he did was he put
$1,500 well
$1,500 worth of like money on gift
cards.
>> Mhm.
>> Put the gift cards in his pocket and uh
steal it. So um he's being charged with
theft. It's a felony amount, so he's
going to be going to jail for a felony.
>> I'm the officer. Uh when I got there, I
thought it was like a misunderstanding
or maybe he did do it.
>> I think he lies real bad.
>> And you know, I thought at first it was
15 bucks. I'm like, you know what? We're
going to try to I'm going to help you
out like you've never been arrested.
Like I'm going to
>> has no record. Like what is you
thinking?
>> So and then I'm doing the interview and
then he's like, yeah, I did it. Like I
messed up. I'm like, all right. Well,
thanks for letting me know. Thanks for
admitting to me. I'm going to help you
out. Well, I'm going to try to do my law
enforcement try to squash this.
>> Mhm.
>> But when they came out with the receipts
$500
three times.
And I'm like, what are you thinking,
brother? This camera's out here, man.
>> Family Dollar got cameras all in that
place. Everywhere.
>> So like I said, it's unfortunate I
couldn't help him. I don't know what his
thing was. Like
>> Like what the [ __ ] you was going Sorry.
What the heck you was going to do with
the gift cards?
>> Yeah. It's all traceable.
>> [sighs and gasps]
>> I mean, we tried. I mean, obviously when
it's that amount, it's
>> It's kind of out of our hands. We can't
really do anything.
>> It's a felony.
>> [snorts]
>> That man got a whole felony because he
decided to do something stupid.
>> And that's the great thing. He just
started working at Family Dollar. He
ain't been there 2 months.
>> Is this his first job?
>> This is his first job.
Now he got a whole record.
>> Yeah.
So when he goes to apply for other
places, it's going to be there, too.
So maybe he when he gets out, he can I
don't know
try to see if they can pay him back or
whatever they need to do to get inside
of dropping it and so on and so forth.
But um
we had to do our thing, you know.
And it's unfortunate we see like good
kids do things like that because it's
out of our hands.
>> He was charged with grand theft. Share
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