Suspected shoe theft leads to drug charges

Michael A. Dunham. Photo courtesy of Columbus Police Department.

A shoplifting suspect was arrested on drug charges after an incident Saturday afternoon at a grocery store in Columbus.

Columbus police report that they were called to the store on National Road at about 12:40 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. That’s after store security allegedly saw a man try to steal a pair of shoes by stuffing them down the front of his pants.

When officers confronted the man in the parking lot, they arrested him. While taking him into custody, they allegedly discovered drug paraphanernalia including a spoon and syringe in is pocket.

29-year-old Michael Dunham was arrested on preliminary charges including theft and possession of drug paraphernalia and a legend drug injection device.