Woman Arrested For Paying $3.70 For $1,800 Worth Of Electronics

A Florida woman was arrested on shoplifting charges Monday after she allegedly swapped barcodes at a self-checkout line and paid just $3.70 for $1,800 worth of electronics.

Cheyenne Amber West, 25, of Fort Pierce was charged with felony shoplifting and felony grand theft after she allegedly switched the barcodes at a Walmart on the 5500 block of State Road 60 in Indian County, Florida, CBS-affiliate WTOL reported Wednesday.

Walmart security said that West and another unidentified woman took video game controllers, a computer, and other electronic merchandise from the store’s electronics section and swapped out the barcodes with items of lesser value from the clearance section.

The women proceeded to the self-checkout line where they paid $1,821 less than the true value of the items. Police haven’t yet filed charges against the other woman involved.

"I am just trying to get gifts for my son that I cannot afford. The computer is for my husband. Since he just got me a Coach purse, I figured he deserved something nice, as well," West told a deputy, according to reports.

West is currently being detained at the Indian River County Jail on $3,000 bond.