Meat cutter's pay cited in theft count

An Arkansas steakhouse employee was arrested Tuesday, months after a manager found that he stole nearly $7,000 from the restaurant by tampering with his time sheet, authorities said.

According to a report from the Jonesboro Police Department, officers spoke in August to a manager at Colton's Steak House and Grill at 2309 E. Parker Road. The manager said the hours on 37-year-old meat cutter Matthew Wallace's time sheet didn't match up with the amount of steak he cut.

The manager reportedly said that Wallace was working only eight to 10 hours a week because he was scheduled for only Mondays and Tuesdays and had a different full-time job.

But his time sheet, which appeared to have been edited, showed that he was working the whole week, with different hours each day, the report states.

With an hourly wage of $9.75, the restaurant's total loss was about $6,800. Wallace was arrested on a felony theft charge.

He has since been released from the Craighead County jail on his own recognizance and is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 27, records show.

NW News on 11/19/2017

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