Watertown, N.Y. — A state trooper was charged with a felony Tuesday after he returned a used toy to a Watertown Walmart, troopers said.
Errol Oskay, 34, of Sackets Harbor, bought a riding toy while off duty at Walmart on Monday, according to a news release by the New York State Police.
Oskay returned the toy back the next day, troopers said. But Walmart’s asset protection called police after realizing the toy inside the box was weathered and appeared much older than the one he bought, troopers said.
Troopers charged Oskay with first-degree falsifying business records, a felony, and petit larceny, a misdemeanor, troopers said.
Oskay has been suspended. State police are conducting an internal investigation, troopers said. He is scheduled to appear in Watertown Town Court Oct. 3, troopers said.
Oskay made $133,408 in 2021, according to state payroll data at See Through NY.
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