JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters arrested a man after he attempted to leave with $500 in merchandise from a hardware store on Atlantic Boulevard on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
According to JSO, Sheriff Waters was picking up an order at customer service when a store employee flagged him down.<\/p>\n
JSO says Sheriff Waters and a retired robbery detective chased the man as he attempted to leave the store with $500 in merchandise. The man twisted away after the sheriff grabbed him by the sweatshirt. Sheriff Waters pursued him and took him to the ground.<\/p>\n
With the help of the retired detective, the man was put into handcuffs after he resisted.<\/p>\n
District 2 Patrol officers responded and took over the investigation. 40-year-old Raymond Pena Jr. was identified as the suspect and was charged with theft and resisting. JSO says he also had two active warrants for theft.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust because I was elected sheriff doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m no longer a policeman,\u201d said Sheriff Waters.<\/p>\n
JSO says the sheriff and the detective were not injured.<\/p>\n
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