KINGMAN – A lottery ticket thief was captured by officers as he fled a downtown Kingman convenience store early Sunday. Police Chief Rusty Cooper said officers responded at 4:45 a.m. to a report of a robbery in progress at the business in the 700 block of W. Beale St.
Cooper said Kenneth Luman, 31, was running from the store when officers chased him down. “Officers were able to detain and ultimately control Luman who was found to be in possession of a large amount of AZ Lottery tickets,” Cooper said.
Cooper said investigation determined that Luman got upset when he demanded a sandwich refund from the clerk.
“Luman became agitated and aggressively approached the clerk behind the counter,” Cooper said. “The clerk jumped over the counter to get away.”
Luman allegedly tried to break into the cash register before stealing $4,387 worth of lottery tickets. Cooper said Luma appeared to be under the influence and delusional when arrested and jailed on a robbery charge.
- Dave Hawkins
