A 21-year-old North Platte man is facing a felony charge after he allegedly stole items from Walmart.

At around 11:04 p.m., on February 26, an officer with the North Platte Police Department was finishing up an unrelated case at Walmart, 1401 South Dewey Street, when he was contacted by loss prevention personnel.

Store staff advised that there was an active shoplifter in the store, and he was currently being monitored on surveillance cameras.

The officer began watching the cameras, and observed Taylor Rector removing tags and packaging from items in the store and concealing them on his person, and in a backpack he was carrying.

Police say Rector paid for one item at the self checkout station, and left the store.

The officer stopped Rector in the parking lot, and a search revealed that he had stolen over $1,000 in merchandise from the store.

Additionally, the officer found a set of brass knuckles in Rector’s pocket, along with several prescription pills.

Rector was placed under arrest and transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center.

He’s been charged with felony shoplifting, carrying a concealed weapon and felony possession of a controlled substance.