Publix theft suspect identified, arrested

A man who tried to steal groceries from Publix on May 26th  and ran his truck into the manager of the store when the manager tried to stop him from leaving has been identified and arrested.

Deputy Vincent Torres obtained clear pictures of the suspect from store surveillance cameras and asked the public for help identifying the man. The deputy received numerous calls and emails identifying him as 55 year old William Malloy,  of Marathon.

On Thursday, Sheriff’s dispatchers received a call from a citizen who said the theft suspect featured on the Sheriff’s Facebook Page was currently driving his gray Ford Ranger truck northbound on U.S. One in Marathon. Moments later, Deputy Matthew Cory spotted the truck and could see the driver was not wearing his seatbelt. He pulled the truck over and identified the driver as Maloy.

Investigations revealed Maloy’s license had expired in 2014 and he’d never registered the truck in his name. He had a temporary tag on the truck which had been altered numerous times to reflect new dates.

Maloy was arrested. He was charged with all the traffic violations and with theft and aggravated battery for the incident at Publix.

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