Jamie Lee Ranson, 36, of Spout Spring, pleaded guilty to felony lottery ticket larceny and grand larceny.

According to evidence summarized in court, an Appomattox County Sheriff’s Office deputy spoke with the owner of the Appomattox Sunoco convenience store on Dec. 12, 2018, regarding lottery tickets that were activated without permission.

It was alleged that Ranson, a now former employee of Sunoco, stole and activated lottery ticket packets at the store. The security system had been turned off and plugged back in on the days the tickets were activated. Ranson was said to be the only employee working at those times.

An investigation conducted by a state lottery official concluded that Ranson had also cashed in winning tickets on various dates in October, November and December of 2018.

It was determined that Sunoco had lost $13,600 worth of lottery ticket sales.

Ranson is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 27 for sentencing after the conclusion of a pre-sentence report.

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