A SUSPECTED SHOPLIFTER ENDS UP BEING SWEPT AWAY BY FAST MOVING WATERS IN A DUKE CITY ARROYO SUNDAY NIGHT. POLICE SAY 32 YEAR OLD FERNANDO GARCIA FLED THE K-MART AT CARLISLE AND I-40 AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO STEAL MERCHANDISE FROM THE STORE. HE ENDED UP IN THE ARROYO, WHERE HE WAS SPOTTED BY OFFICERS.
GARCIA WAS ABLE TO GRAB SOME DEBRIS ABOUT HALF A MILE FROM WHERE HE FELL INTO THE DITCH. AT FIRST HE REFUSED TO COME OUT, BUT EVENTUALLY SURRENDERED. GARCIA FACES SHOPLIFTING AND CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY CHARGES.
