SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — Spokane Valley Deputies arrested a 30-year-old man for the 5th time this year.
Spokane Valley Deputies were contacted by Loss Prevention at a store on E. Sprague Avenue on October 27, 2026, at approximately 12:20 pm.
Staff said the store had banned 30-year-old Jamal A. Stokoe from the business on September 26, 2026, during an unrelated contact. Staff provided deputies a document and photo as proof of the ban.
Deputies found a new box of alcohol wipes in his possession, which Stokoe claimed he purchased from another store.
Loss prevention staff later reviewed surveillance video. The footage shows Stokoe enter the store and walk to the pharmacy area. He grabbed the alcohol wipes, hid them in an inner coat pocket and walked quickly toward the exit. Staff stopped him at the exit.
Deputies charged Stokoe with second-degree burglary and third-degree theft. The charges include one felony and one misdemeanor. Deputies found Stokoe near the intersection of Sprague Avenue and Custer Road.
Stokoe’s arrest marks the fifth time this year he has been booked into the Spokane County Jail.
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