State v. Larson

¶1 — Zachary Larson attempted to steal a pair of shoes from a retail store. The shoes were equipped with a security device that was attached to the shoes by wire. Yet, Larson, using wire cutters that he had brought into the store, severed the wire and removed the security device. When Larson tried to leave the store, he was stopped by security employees and, subsequently, was charged with one count of retail theft with extenuating circumstances, which criminalizes the commission of retail theft while in *906possession of a “device designed to overcome security systems.” Former RCW 9A.56.360(l)(b)…