New Mexico Walmart Employee's False Theft Accusation Misfires

A customer at a Walmart in Las Cruces, New Mexico, recorded an incident where an employee accused him of theft as he attempted to exit the store. The widely shared video, circulating on various social media platforms, features a woman in a light pink shirt, equipped with a communication device, confronting a man who is off-camera, standing next to a shopping cart loaded with two microwaves. The employee claimed the man had lifted one microwave without paying. A uniformed individual, either a police officer or security personnel, also obstructed the exit. “I know you purchased it, but they denied your return,” the employee asserted. Despite the man's insistence that he had indeed bought the microwave, the employee mistakenly pointed at an unboxed unit.Upon presenting his receipt, the employee's attitude shifted, prompting her to call over a colleague for assistance. Observers noted her failure to apologize as she retreated from the confrontation.