By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – There isn’t going to be a trial for the Winlock grocery store manager accused last year of stealing lottery tickets from his workplace.
Benjamin C. Macy is expected in court this afternoon as a plea agreement has been reached, according to Lewis County Deputy Prosecutor Will Halstead.
Attorneys will set a date for Macy to plead guilty, according to Halstead. He didn’t reveal the substance of the agreement.
Macy was charged in May of last year with two counts of second-degree theft after a video surveillance camera allegedly showed him scratching off dozens of $20 tickets at 4:30 in the morning at the Cedar Village IGA.
The 51-year-old Winlock resident had worked for the store for 30 years, according to charging documents filed in Lewis County Superior Court.
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Read about the case here [1]