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On 02/09/2017, at 9:17 AM, Augusta University Police were dispatched to the AU Medical Center in reference to a theft of a chair from a waiting room.  The subject was identified and instructed to return the chair.  Officers made contact with the subject at the north entrance to AMUC.  The subject was arrested for theft.  A search of the subject discovered a green leafy substance in a plastic bag in the subject’s front right pants pocket, which tested positive for marijuana.  The subject was processed and booked into the Richmond County Jail on the following charges:  Criminal Trespass, Theft by Taking and Possession of Marijuana.  Anyone with additional information about this incident may contact the AU Police Department at 706-721-2911.

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