WICHITA FALLS ( KFDX/KJTL ) — One of two former Wichita Falls sandwich shop employees charged with trying to break into the store safe pleads guilty to a lesser charge.

Michael Garies pleaded down from a charge of engaging in organized criminal activity by theft to the lesser charge of theft, which carries a three-year suspended sentence.

The manager of the Which Wich on Grant Street called the police on March 10, 2023, and said two employees and a third person were in the store after closing, trying to break into the safe.

Police met him at the store, and he showed them a live video from the security camera on his phone.

When officers entered, they found Garies and a female still there and a bag containing about $300 cash taken from the register. They also found a variety of tools on the floor next to the safe, along with broken pieces of the safe.

They said the suspects admitted they were trying to break into the safe, which the manager said contained about $5,500.

The second suspect’s case is still pending and police reports did not specify what became of the third suspect.

This is a developing story. Stick with Texoma’s Homepage for updates as more information becomes available. All individuals charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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