56-year-old Randy Ussery of South Center Street in Hickory was arrested by Hickory Police Tuesday afternoon (November 2) for felony habitual larceny. According to Hickory Police, Ussery concealed merchandise and took it past the point of sale.

He was taken into custody without incident just after 2 p.m. Tuesday at the J.C. Penney store in Hickory’s Valley Hills Mall. Ussery was placed in the Catawba County Detention Facility with bond set at $7,500, secured. A first appearance in District Court was scheduled yesterday (November 3) in Newton. No additional court dates are currently listed.