State v. Thomas, Unpublished Decision (12-9-2005)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellant, Jason R. Thomas, appeals from a Lake County Court of Common Pleas jury verdict convicting him of theft. We affirm.

{¶ 2} On February 16, 2004, Steve Dille, a loss prevention officer for Wal-mart, observed an individual, later identified as Josh Bish, removing a microwave oven from its packaging. According to Dille, after Bish removed the appliance, he placed its box at the bottom of a shopping cart, which was "padded" with clothing and other items concealing the box. Bish pushed the cart to an area of the store where DVDs were sold. Bish proceeded to remove magnetic…