By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – The trial has again been postponed for the Winlock grocery store manager accused of stealing lottery tickets.
Benjamin C. Macy, 52, was charged in May of last year with two counts of second-degree theft after a video surveillance camera allegedly showed him scratching off dozens of $20 tickets at 4:30 in the morning at the Cedar Village IGA. He had reportedly worked at the store for 30 years.
Macy has pleaded not guilty and is free on bail.
He is represented by Centralia attorney Don McConnell who said today he’s hired a certified public accountant to pore through two boxes of binders to try to figure out how much money is being alleged was involved.
“We’re nowhere near to figuring that out,” McConnell said.
The trial was scheduled for next week, but a judge today granted the change.
Macy was previously represented by McConnell’s partner, Jonathan Meyer, who is now the elected Lewis County prosecutor.
Attorneys will return to court on June 30 to set a date for trial.
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