
Quoting
flyingron
Was he charged on the first crime?
There are two ways shoplifting in Arizona can be elevated to a felony. One is the "continuing criminal enterprise" aspect that counts if they catch him shoplifting THREE DIFFERENT TIMES within the same ninety day periods.
The other way is to have been previously committed or convicted of two more shoplifting, burglaries, etc... within the past five years.
So in either case, it takes THREE charges to make it a felony based on these enhancements.