Two arrested after Walmart shoplift goes sideways
Medford OR April 11 2020 Police believe two people accused of trying to steal more than $1,400 worth of goods from a Medford Walmart pulled off a similar heist in Grants Pass.
Jesselee Franklin Silva, 27, and Nicholas Ryan Crisler, 30, face felony theft charges accusing them of loading up a shopping cart at the south Medford Walmart and trying to leave the store without paying, according to court documents filed by Medford police Tuesday in Jackson County Circuit Court.
Shortly after 11 a.m. Monday, Silva allegedly loaded up the shopping cart with $1,441.99 worth of items and walked away from the cart near the front of the store. Soon after, Crisler allegedly took the cart and attempted to leave the store, but the cart tipped over, and Silva abandoned the stolen merchandise, according to police.
Store security called Medford police, and a witness trailed the suspects’ vehicle to a motel room on Barnett Road.
Medford police found Silva and Crisler hiding in the bathroom of a room rented in the name of another person who has not been charged with a crime.
Police said they seized items reported stolen Sunday from the Grants Pass Walmart, including a computer and a headset.
Medford police said store security footage from the Grants Pass Walmart showed two suspects matching Silva and Crisler’s descriptions.
Silva was held in jail Tuesday on $35,000 bail on a theft charge, along with heroin and meth possession, plus a theft charge accusing him of stealing fishing rods from Dick’s Sporting Goods in August of last year.
Crisler was held in jail on $15,000 bail for theft and for trying to sneak meth into the jail.
