My question involves criminal law for the state of: Michigan
I recently stole some flash drives from Wal-mart. Went out of camera's view, put them in my coat, went to the bathroom, took them out, and trashed the containers.
Apparently they have photos of me, they went around to local businesses and a friend at work told me they were asking about me. They even claim to have pictures of the vehicles I was driving, which had no license plate on it at the time....
What advice do you have for me?
Can they realistically accuse me of stealing? Do they really have proof even if they haven't caught me in the act?
I've been trying to contact the sheriff all day, but no response. I'm pretty nervous, but I don't think they have real evidence?
Could they ask for my fingerprints and match them to the containers? Is that enough proof?
Let's say they only have photos of me taking the flash drives off the shelf, going into the bathroom and coming back out, and leaving... is that enough evidence?(even if they didn't see me conceal them or take them?)
Please help me out. He told me he would be lenient on me, but I really don't want to have any of this nasty stuff on my record... I KNOW I'll never shoplift again, and it was definitely a one time thing. HELP!

