Police: Man stole woman’s $10K winnings outside Wendover casino
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Wendover, Utah (KSL) — A Bountiful, Utah man is accused of stealing $10,000 in winnings from a woman by ripping her purse from her hands in a casino parking lot late Sunday.
Tad Marshall, 33, was booked into Tooele County Jail early Monday for investigation of theft and having drug paraphernalia, the Wendover Police Department said in a prepared statement to KSL.com.
The woman, whose name has not been released, was returning to her car in the parking lot of the Montego Bay Casino & Resort about midnight Sunday after winning $10,000 in the casino, according to the statement.
Wendover police said most of the stolen money was recovered following an investigation, including reviewing surveillance footage.