My question involves criminal law for the state of: INDIANA
First of all I am completely humiliated to even be typing this but I can not stop thinking about it..
I do not have any prior charges. This would be my first offense
To be completely blunt and honest about it all, The other day i was at home depot and i attempted to shoplift a battery operated dewalt Nailgun that was valued at $399.
I am not sure why i did other than to use it so i can try and make some extra money for my family since times are tough. I honestly can not believe i would do something like that, but i did. Maybe thats why i am still so bothered and embarrassed about the whole situation cause i was raised better than that.
I am trying this to see if anyone has any similar situations or can give me a little insight.
I put a nailgun inside another larger box of an item i was going to purchase(kitchen sink). I headed to the cash register to pay for the other items and an employee came up and said they needed to check the box because it had been opened, I politely said ok, then they proceeded to look in the box, so i turned around and rushed out of the store to my car and left the cart of items at the register. I got in my car and drove off..
The employees did not chase me ( i don't think they are supposed to) but i didnt hang out to long to see what they did.
I know they walked out of the store behind me, but thats it.
I guess my question here is, what do i need to do? OR What should I expect?
I called the store later that day and spoke with a manager ( i don't think the manager i talked to was working at the time of the incident) and told her what happened and that it was not like me to do something like that and apologized ( i know that doesn't change what i did) but i was honestly sorry about it, again, this whole ordeal is Unlike me. I know an apology won't erase what happened but i felt as a human being that i needed and wanted to do that. I know some of you will say " your only sorry cause you got caught" well that is not the case, heck i would have probably felt guilty if i would have got away with it.
I am completely humiliated and embarrassed about the whole situation and wish it never had happened.
Please do not try and beat me down here, trust me i have beat myself down enough, I'm sick and can't sleep hardly.
I am just curious as what could happen next or what i should do.
Should I call and tell another manager and hopefully get to speak with the one who was working?
Should i forget about it? I just don't know what to do.
Thank you in advance

