Duo identified, charged in lotto ticket theft at Leland gas station

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Leland Police Department have identified the suspects wanted for stealing lottery tickets from a gas station.

A couple is accused of walking into the Exxon on Ploof Road on March 8 and stealing lotto tickets. Security video shows the woman distracting the clerk while the man took the tickets.

Jon Laurie, of Seaview Road in Wilmington, has been charged with Larceny from the Person and Felony Conspiracy. Davette Artemisio, of Carolina Beach Avenue in Carolina Beach, has also been charged with Larceny from the Person and Felony Conspiracy.

Laurie and Artemisio are currently in the New Hanover County Jail for larceny charges unrelated to the Leland incident.