MCCOOK, Neb. (AP) – A car thief tracked down by police using sandwich wrappers he had discarded in the stolen vehicle has pleaded guilty felony theft in Red Willow County. 27-year-old Merrill G. Johnston of McCook pleaded guilty to the reduced theft charge and misdemeanor charge of forgery late last month.

Johnston was implicated after McCook police found a stolen left in Atwood, Kansas. Sandwich wrappers from a Wal-Mart store were found in the van and investigators were able to identify the store at which the sandwiches were bought. Police also able to obtain video of Johnston buying the sandwiches with a stolen check, as well as video of him leaving the store in the stolen van.