Antonio Marcell Lewis, Conspiracy to Commit Theft, Texas 2023

Fitness Tracker Heist: Four Charged with Stealing $425,000 in Corsicana, Texas

Four defendants have been charged with systematically stealing fitness trackers from a warehouse in Corsicana, Texas, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.

The scheme, which spanned about four months, allegedly netted them more than $425,000 in value.

Antonio Marcell Lewis, 41, Samuel Earl Lewis, 36, Aaron Lincoln, 43, and Ricka Smith, 37, were indicted for conspiracy to commit theft from interstate shipment on September 8. They were arrested Thursday and made their initial appearances on Friday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Renee Toliver.

According to the indictment, Antonio Lewis and Aaron Lincoln, both shipping and receiving employees for a department store distribution center in Corsicana, allegedly stole fitness trackers and accessories destined for retail stores, unloading them from freight trailers by the pallet full and placing them near the facility’s loading docks. Ricka Smith, a driver for a commercial freight carrier, allegedly parked her truck near the loading docks, so that Antonio Lewis and Aaron Lincoln could load the trackers onto her truck. Ricka Smith would allegedly meet up with Antonio Lewis and his brother, Samuel Lewis, after each of the thefts to unload the stolen fitness trackers from her truck. The brothers then sold the fitness trackers to unauthorized retailers.

An indictment is merely an allegation of criminal conduct, not evidence. All four defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

If convicted, they face up to five years in federal prison.

The Federal Bureau of Investigations’ Dallas Field Office conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Briggs is prosecuting the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/four-charged-conspiring-steal-425000-fitness-trackers