Michael Dawson
Keith Brantley
Eric Strong
Two Rochester men arrested Oct. 17 for an alleged brazen act of thievery at Walmart are facing upgraded charges after the ongoing investigation uncovered another alleged theft from the store two days earlier.
Eric L. Strong, 53, Michael Dawson, 50, and Keith Brantley, 43, are now charged with grand larceny, 3rd, an upgrade from the original fourth-degree grand larceny charge.
A review of store surveillance video by a Walmart Loss Prevention Officers found the three men allegedly in the act of stealing $947 in merchandise.
They had already been accused of stealing $2,126 in merchandise by loading it in a shopping cart and wheeling it out the door.
Strong also faces a new charge of petit larceny for allegedly stealing merchandise valued at $242.69 on Oct. 1.
All three are being held without bail.
