"I was drunk when I did that," Joplin man says after theft from Kohl's

A Joplin man has been charged with felony stealing following the theft of $936.40 from Kohl's October 25.

A dropped key fob led to the capture of Robert Chad Richards II (DOB 1981), according to the probable cause statement, which was filed today in Jasper County Circuit Court.

Richards allegedly grabbed two handfuls of clothing from Kohl's and left the store, but as he left he dropped his key fob. He dropped the clothing to look for the key fob, the statement, realized he had been spotted by the store's loss prevention and fled on foot.

Richards was positively identified taking the items on video, the report said.

When Robert was taken into custody, he spontaneously uttered, "I was drunk when I did that."