Man Allegedly Stole Lottery Tickets During Job Interview at Gas Station, Then Tried to Redeem Them
Antonio Levon Ricardo Stewart was arrested and charged with three counts of intent to defraud
Credit: Florence County Detention Center
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A South Carolina man was arrested after allegedly stealing lottery scratch-off tickets from a gas station amid a job interview
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Antonio Levon Ricardo Stewart, 36, allegedly successfully cashed one of the tickets for a $5 prize
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He has been charged with three counts of intent to defraud
A South Carolina man has been arrested and charged after allegedly stealing lottery tickets from a gas station during a job interview and then attempting to cash them in at three local stores.
Police arrested Antonio Levon Ricardo Stewart on Aug. 25 in relation to the incident— over a year after the alleged theft took place — according to a press release issued by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and arrest documents obtained by PEOPLE.
Stewart, 36, allegedly stole a pack of South Carolina Education Lottery scratch-off tickets from a Murphy USA in Florence in Horry County while he was there for an interview on May 6, 2025.
Horry County police vehicle Credit: Horry County Police Department/Facebook
The alleged theft was caught on camera, per arrest documents.
Stewart then allegedly attempted to redeem tickets from the stolen pack at three different Florence-area stores and successfully redeemed one of the stolen tickets for a $5 cash prize.
A warrant was issued for his arrest later that month.
Stewart has been charged on three counts of intent to defraud , counterfeit game tickets, per SLED.
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Stewart was booked into the Florence County Detention Center following his arrest.
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