Shoplifting In Kentucky

hello i was caught shoplifting in kentuck from wal-mart the amount me and my buddy stole was under $26 in total and we also had a video of us saying **** the police but that was well before theis happend at the end of the video i stated we are going to steal stuff from wal-mart to get gas money. and this is my first offens and it is petty theft what will happen to me but i live in indiana so what will happen since i did it in kentucky can somebody help me i am grounded untill march and i fell so bad about this i cant take it will somebody tell me what will happen to me thanks and merry x-mas:wallbang:

You need a criminal defense Attorney (in KY) where its doubtful you will get any jail time a conviction for theft can harm you in so many ways. Consult with a criminal defense Attorney and ask him/her about diversion and if its available to you

Kentucky

433.234 Shoplifting.

(1) Willful concealment of unpurchased merchandise of any store or other mercantile
establishment on the premises of such store shall be prima facie evidence of an intent
to deprive the owner of his property without paying the purchase price therefor.
(2) All city and county law enforcement agencies shall cause to be made a photograph, a
set of fingerprints and a general descriptive report of all persons except juveniles
arrested for theft through an act of shoplifting. If convicted, two (2) copies of each
item shall be forwarded within thirty (30) days to the Department of State Police of
the Justice Cabinet.


433.236 Detention and arrest of shoplifting suspect.


(1) A peace officer, security agent of a mercantile establishment, merchant or merchant's
employee who has probable cause for believing that goods held for sale by the
merchant have been unlawfully taken by a person may take the person into custody
and detain him in a reasonable manner for a reasonable length of time, on the
premises of the mercantile establishment or off the premises of the mercantile
establishment, if the persons enumerated in this section are in fresh pursuit, for any
or all of the following purposes:

(a) To request identification;
(b) To verify such identification;
(c) To make reasonable inquiry as to whether such person has in his possession
unpurchased merchandise, and to make reasonable investigation of the
ownership of such merchandise;
(d) To recover or attempt to recover goods taken from the mercantile
establishment by such person, or by others accompanying him;
(e) To inform a peace officer or law enforcement agency of the detention of the
person and to surrender the person to the custody of a peace officer, and in the
case of a minor, to inform the parents, guardian, or other person having
custody of that minor of his detention, in addition to surrendering the minor to
the custody of a peace officer.


(2) The recovery of goods taken from the mercantile establishment by the person
detained or by others shall not limit the right of the persons named in subsection (1)
of this section to detain such person for peace officers or otherwise accomplish the
purposes of subsection (1).


(3) Any peace officer may arrest without warrant any person he has probable cause for believing has committed larceny in retail or wholesale establishments

i am well under the age of 18 i was aressted on the spot and take to a holding cell untill my mom came and got me they didnt take any pics of me or take my prints and i am at home i talked to my uncle he is a cop and he said they might have it sent over here to our courthouse is that posible

I have no way of knowing that. You need an Attorney

if i dont get one will they walk all over me and give me time

That I cant say but you have a better shot at a good deal with an Attorney than without.

you have been very help full and thanks i hope you have a good x-mass thanks