Levi Cory Prather, 36 of Centre, was arrested in Rome after reports said he stole hundreds of dollars in merchandise from Academy Sports.
Police said that Prather took $386.93 worth of items and left the store without paying for them.
After fleeing the store, officers located Prather on Shorter Avenue, where they conducted a traffic stop. During the stop, police said that they found Prather driving on an expired license and with the items that had been reported stolen from the store
Prather is charged with theft by shoplifting, driving on an expired license, improper lane change and two counts failure to appear.
