A 38-year-old Florida man was arrested Monday near the Tradewinds Plaza Publix in Key Largo following the theft of a large amount of meat, beer, and other items.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office found Roberto Jesus Machado of Miami in possession of the items near Publix at a bus stop at approximately 12:30 p.m., where he admitted to the theft.
Machado will face additional theft charges in Monroe County for previous grocery store-related thefts in which hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise was also stolen, deputies say.
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Machado had warrants out of Miami-Dade County for grand theft and violation of probation.
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