i am 18 and have been caught shoplifting a $5 dollar item from sears in Stroudsburg Pa. after taking the item, i went outside thinking that i did it without being caught when two guards, one dressed in plainclothes came up behind me and asked me to turn around and empty my pockets. Then they took me back inside and started asking questions. This was my first time, and i cooperated with them, giving them the information that they wanted. After looking at my id and taking my information, one of them asked if i had an arrest warrant out for me, and although i am sure that i didn't and even told him so, he didn't believe me and called the police station. he then asked me what i thought that they said, after which i told him i don't know. Then he explained to me about reciving a civil demand or something like that in the mail in a couple of weeks, and told me that i was banned from sears, kmart, and any other part of sears holding co. for life, and asked me to sign a statement saying that he had explained to me the civil demand thing.
Whats bothering me is that since this is my first, and with how i've been feeling lately since it happend, my last time ever doing this, will i have to just pay a fine or will i have to go to court and face jail time? I already feel hurt and torn up enough that i did it in the first place, and don't want to put my family through the pain of finding out that i did this. since the cops were called to see if i had a warrant out for my arrest, does that mean that i will be sent to court, even though the guy calling them said nothing about the shoplifting???? Please shed some light on this if you can. Thank you!

