HuffPo | Columbia man Sean Groubert, 32, made headlines in September 2014 when he shot an unarmed black man at
a gas station who was reaching for his driver's license after the state
trooper ordered him to. Groubert fired three times, striking Levar
Edward Jones once in the hip.
"I was just getting my license," Jones says in dash cam footage
after being shot. "Sir, why was I shot? All I did was reach for my
license. I'm coming from work."
Groubert was ultimately fired from the department and charged with assault and battery. In February, Jones received a $285,000 settlement.
Court papers released Monday show that on Oct. 18, Groubert and his wife, Morgan, were arrested for shoplifting from a Columbia Walmart, according to WYFF4. Groubert, who now works as a truck driver, was out on bond.
"Please keep me out of jail,"
the former cop told a judge Monday. Prosecutors contend that the
Grouberts switched price tags on food to change the total price of $135
to just $30, according to Live 5 News.
Groubert faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted for his felony
charges stemming from the shooting. A trial date for those charges has
not yet been set.
