LEXINGTON, Ky. _ A Corbin man was arrested in Laurel County on Friday after the sheriff's office said he was operating a Walmart motorized cart while intoxicated.
The sheriff's office was dispatched at apartments off Felts School Road, around 12 miles south of London, upon receiving reports a man was allegedly intoxicated while riding the cart around the apartments, the sheriff's office said.
When deputies arrived, they found 39-year-old Steve Eaton under the influence on the Wal-Mart cart, according to the sheriff.
During their investigation, the sheriff's department determined that Eaton had taken a total of 10 shopping carts _ five from Walmart, three from Kroger and two from Dollar Tree.
He was charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place and theft, the sheriff's office said. He was also charged on a Knox County warrant for failure to appear in court on previous charges of alcohol intoxication in a public place.
In November 2017, Eaton was accused of "cussing people out" in front of a Speedway gas station in Corbin. Police found him staggering in the roadway and he could not stand without help, according to a citation. He was found guilty of his alcohol intoxication charge.
Eaton has previously been found guilty of criminal trespassing, resisting arrest, criminal mischief, terroristic threatening, fourth-degree assault, possession of a controlled substance, disorderly conduct and contempt of court.
He has been placed in the Laurel County Correctional Center.
