Man takes another’s wallet from casino
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A Roland man has been charged with felony grand larceny and possession of credit card belonging to another after reportedly taking a man’s dropped wallet from Cherokee Casino Roland.
Aaron D. Peters, 39, was formally charged Dec. 29, 2021, in Sequoyah County District Court and received a $9,000 bond. He is now scheduled for a Jan. 5 felony disposition docket before Associate District Judge Kyle Waters.
Officer Chris Waters with the Roland Police Department reported on Dec. 15 he was called to the casino to review video footage of a wallet theft reported on Dec. 12 to casino personnel. Waters watched as a man playing a slot machine moved his jacket and then watched as his wallet fell to the floor, without his knowledge. Another man, later identified as Peters, reportedly sees the wallet fall to the floor.
As the other man is seen talking to others close by and moving to another machine, Peters bends over, picks up the wallet and puts it in his coat pocket. He then walks out of the casino to a Ford F-150 extended cab pickup, leaving the property.
The man told authorities the wallet contained $1,800 in cash, two gift cards totaling approximately $300, about seven credit cards, and sentimental photos.
On the afternoon of Dec. 15, Peters was reportedly arrested for the crime, according to the probable cause affidavit, and taken to the Roland Police Department for booking. There he waived his rights and agreed to speak with Waters.
When Waters reportedly questioned Peters about seeing him taking the wallet on video surveillance, Peters denied taking the wallet. He then said he threw the wallet out the window on Paw Paw Road near the railroad tracks because he got nervous about taking it, according to the affidavit, and didn’t take anything out of it.
Waters said he searched for the wallet but was unable to locate it. Peters was then transported to the Sequoyah County Detention Center where he was booked in on his charges.
District Attorney Jack Thorp said felony grand larceny is punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term of not more than 5 years, or in the county jail not to exceed 1 year, by a fine not to exceed $1,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and restitution.
