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Kansas man charged with inhaling toxic vapors and shoplifting

SALINA, Kan- A Salina man was arrested Tuesday afternoon, after officers were sent to the parking lot at Wal-Mart on the report of a suspicious person.

Police Captain Chris Trocheck said officers found Wesley Robertson, 21, in a pickup about 12:15 p.m., inhaling vapors from an aerosol can.

Robertson was cited for unlawful abuse of toxic vapors. The battery in Robertson’s pickup was dead, and he told officers he would get a ride home.

Authorities reported police were called back to the store at 12:55 p.m. after Robertson tried to shoplift a can of Ultra Duster from Wal-Mart.

A search of his truck found 14 partial aerosol cans that he apparently had inhaled. It is believed that Robertson had shoplifted some of those cans from the store.

Robertson was booked into the Saline County Jail on requested charges of unlawful abuse of toxic vapors and theft.

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