Freshman pickpocketer faces additional charges


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A Chesterfield freshmen arrested for pickpocketing cell phones at Wayside Central, faces multiple charges following his arrest.

Mount Pleasant Police Department public information officer Jeff Browne said after receiving multiple complaints, Wayside staff members reported and identified 18-year-old Kenntel Watson as the thief.

Police followed Watson from Wayside to the McDonald’s on Mission St., where he was arrested with four stolen cell phones. Browne said all phones have been returned to their owners.

Upon running a background check, officers found an outstanding warrant for Watson on three counts of fraud, stemming from the theft of an ATM Card. Police interviewed Watson about the stolen ATM Card, which was used three times at the Burger King on Broomfield St.

Watson is charged with four counts of larceny in a building, three counts of fraudulent use of a stolen credit card, one count of receiving and concealing stolen property, and one count of minor in possession of alcohol.

Watson has retained attorney Anne McLellan of Mount Pleasant and is being held in Isabella County Jail on a $35,000 bond.

Browne commended Wayside staff members for “taking action to protect their customers” in cooperation with the police.

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