Kentucky man accused of stealing 10 shopping carts, riding Wal-Mart cart drunk

A Corbin man was charged after he allegedly operated a Wal-Mart motorized cart while intoxicated.

The sheriff’s office was sent Friday to apartments off Felts School Road, around 12 miles south of London, over reports that a man was allegedly intoxicated while riding the cart around the apartments, the sheriff’s office said.

When deputies arrived, they found an intoxicated 39-year-old Steve Eaton on the Wal-Mart cart, according to the sheriff.

The sheriff’s department determined Eaton had taken a total of 10 shopping carts — five from Wal-Mart, three from Kroger and two from Dollar Tree.

He was charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place and theft, the sheriff’s office said. He also had a Knox County warrant for failure to appear in court on previous charges of alcohol intoxication in a public place.

In November 2017, Eaton was accused of “cussing people out” in front of a Speedway gas station in Corbin. Police found him staggering in the road, and he could not stand without help, according to a citation. He was found guilty of alcohol intoxication..

Eaton has previously been found guilty of criminal trespassing, resisting arrest, criminal mischief, terroristic threatening, fourth-degree assault, possession of a controlled substance, disorderly conduct and contempt of court.

He was placed in the Laurel County Correctional Center.

This story was originally published September 2, 2019 at 1:15 PM.