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Elkins man charged with lottery fraud

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Updated: 12/17/2012 7:53 am

Published: 12/17/2012 7:52 am

ELKINS, Ark. (AP) — An Elkins man has been arrested on allegations of stealing Arkansas Lottery tickets from a liquor store and trying to redeem them for cash.

The Northwest Arkansas Times reports that 18-year-old Damion Michael Savage was arrested on felony warrants of breaking or entering, commercial burglary and lottery fraud.

Savage says he had bought the tickets at a gas station.

Police say officers were called Friday afternoon when Savage tried to redeem the tickets that an Arkansas Lottery official says match lottery tickets stolen from Eastside Liquor in Elkins.

It was not released how much the lottery tickets were worth.

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Butch54 - 12/17/2012 4:30 PM

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I'll bet you an adult over 21 went to the liquor store and stole them while getting his beer. Found this young innocent 18 year old while getting gas. Told him he was the attendant and he had a sale on these tickets. Sadly the young man bought them. HE IS INNOCENT. INNOCENT I SAY. It's a shame the drunk got away. What is America doing to stop these criminals from running wild and corrupting our youth.

guzzler - 12/17/2012 1:28 PM

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There is not a lot of brain cells in Elkins period

bat102 - 12/17/2012 9:42 AM

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Savage says he had bought the tickets at a gas station,well lets see,someone at the gas station stole then put them in the bin and resold them,this nut is nothing but a thief and a lier,low life ,and skum of the earth,lock him up,but I bet he will get little time for this and be out in know time doing this again.

itsjustme - 12/17/2012 9:17 AM

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Another piece of trash making his parents very proud. What a moron.

ladyofthehill - 12/17/2012 8:59 AM

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His brain cells are fried.

garywhite - 12/17/2012 8:47 AM

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Attention all idiots............ Lottery rickets have a UNIQUE serial code on each lottery ticket that is traceable to point of purchase. You cannot steal them, it is like a VIN number on a car.

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