Galesburg Police on Friday afternoon (January 28th) responded to Walmart for a report of theft. Upon arrival, officers met with Asset Protection Employees who reported to police that an employee had been taking cash out of registers for over a month. The employee in question was 18-year old Mederris Dylan Evans of Galesburg. Between January 3rd and January 23rd, there were 16 instances of theft – sometimes multiple times in one day. Evans was seen on security video taking anywhere from $20 to over $400 in cash from registers. Officers met with Evans in a back office and he was taken into custody. Evans admitted to stealing money from Walmart but told officers it was only $400 or $500 dollars. Police informed Evans they still had to review the entirety of the security video, but Walmart is reporting he stole over $2,600 in cash. Evans was transported to the Knox County Jail and charged with Theft of over $500.
