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"It makes me angry," he said. "I'm sorry, it should have never happened."
According to court documents from Morgan County, Mo., Stevens is a thief, caught on surveillance video at a Walmart in Versailles for stealing $15,000 dollars worth of electronics. But Stevens says police have the wrong man.
"You're barking up the wrong tree," he said. "I've never been in this county, never been in Versailles and never been in that Walmart. You got the wrong person."
Court documents show the theft happened on Feb. 27, at 5:22 in the afternoon, but Stevens says he was about 111 miles away in Belton, Mo., making a bank deposit. His receipt shows the transaction at 4:25 p.m.
"I have no idea how they got my name," Stevens said. "They claimed I walked into the store before I burglarized it and gave them my name. Now, does that make any sense?"
Irene Stevens says surveillance pictures of the suspect don't look anything like her husband.
"It's just beyond me how somebody could do this," she said. "They need to look at their own video."
Stevens' attorney Daniel Miller agrees.
"We are actually inviting them to come down and have the video tape and sit in the same room as Glenn Stevens, interview Glenn Stevens, look at the security tape and look at Glenn Stevens and see what conclusion they come to," Miller said.
Stevens is due back in court on Dec. 7, for a theft at a Walmart in Maryville, Mo. He's hoping investigators will realize their mistake and ask the prosecutors in the counties involved to drop the cases against him.
5:07 p.m. CST, November 29, 2010
BELTON, MO —
Glenn Stevens, 74, says he's an honest man who's been married for 56 years. Stevens says he lives a simple life free of drama aside from when his grandchildren visit. But all that changed on July 2 when police showed up at his house. Since then, Stevens has been trying to prove his innocence in more than 20 theft cases in Missouri and Kansas."It makes me angry," he said. "I'm sorry, it should have never happened."
According to court documents from Morgan County, Mo., Stevens is a thief, caught on surveillance video at a Walmart in Versailles for stealing $15,000 dollars worth of electronics. But Stevens says police have the wrong man.
"You're barking up the wrong tree," he said. "I've never been in this county, never been in Versailles and never been in that Walmart. You got the wrong person."
Court documents show the theft happened on Feb. 27, at 5:22 in the afternoon, but Stevens says he was about 111 miles away in Belton, Mo., making a bank deposit. His receipt shows the transaction at 4:25 p.m.
"I have no idea how they got my name," Stevens said. "They claimed I walked into the store before I burglarized it and gave them my name. Now, does that make any sense?"
Irene Stevens says surveillance pictures of the suspect don't look anything like her husband.
"It's just beyond me how somebody could do this," she said. "They need to look at their own video."
Stevens' attorney Daniel Miller agrees.
"We are actually inviting them to come down and have the video tape and sit in the same room as Glenn Stevens, interview Glenn Stevens, look at the security tape and look at Glenn Stevens and see what conclusion they come to," Miller said.
Stevens is due back in court on Dec. 7, for a theft at a Walmart in Maryville, Mo. He's hoping investigators will realize their mistake and ask the prosecutors in the counties involved to drop the cases against him.
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