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The Baltimore native fled from police after allegedly repeating a crime he previously was convicted of less than two years after he was released, according to police and court records.
Harvard Jr. came to the attention of police in York County, Pennsylvania falling multiple Walmart thefts, according to court documents.
The first indecent of $325 of stolen items in West Manchester Township happened in Jan. 2016, but it appears to have only come to light following a bizarre retail theft at a different Walmart on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, according to reports at the time, the police and court documents.
He had stolen an undisclosed amount of merchandise from the Walmart on East Market Street in York, and "He was waiting at the bus stop with our merchandise," assistant manager, Leonel Lionardo told York Dispatch a following the incident.
When police attempted he took off on foot, only to hop into a patrol vehicle— with the lights flashing— belonging to a police officer who was chasing him, the multiple media outlets reported at the time.
While fleeing at speeds of 70+ mph in 40 mph zones, he decided to abandon the car on Mercy Street by a bank, York Daily Record reported citing the affidavit for probable cause.
Harvard was found hiding in a dumpster behind Mexitaly Brick Oven Brewhouse in the 2400 block of East Market Street, outlets reported.
When police interviewed him and asked him why he was in the dumpster he said, "I hang out in dumpsters all the time,” CBS News reported.
Since 2016, he served approximately two years in jail, and six months of probation — but he clearly did not learn the error of his ways as he has been accused of stealing $1,733.15 worth of merchandise from a Target located at 2251 York Crossing Drive between Apr. 8 and May 8, 2022, West Manchester police said in a release on May 25.
He was arrested for seven felony counts of retail theft on June 15, police say.
He has also been charged with a felony for Flight To Avoid Apprehension and three misdemeanors Resisting Arrest, Possession of a Control Substance, and Use or Possession of Drug Paraphilia, according to his court docket.
He has been held in the York County Prison in lieu $40,000— $15,000 from the original charges and an additional $25,000 for the new charges, court records show.
His preliminary hearing for the retail theft will be held before Magisterial District Judge Joann L. Teyral at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 15, according to one court docket.
But his first preliminary hearing will be for the more recent charges before Magisterial District Judge Jeffrey L. Oberdorf on July 28, according to the second active court docket.
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