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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An 18-year-old Albuquerque man is facing theft charges after he showed up to his probation appointment on a stolen electric shopping cart from Wal-Mart, according to Albuquerque police.

According to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday, Michael Rene Johnson rolled over to his appointment with his probation officer on the shopping cart Monday at Metropolitan Court. Johnson’s probation officer asked him where he got the cart, and he said he took it from the Wal-Mart at San Mateo and Zuni, according to the complaint.

Officers called Wal-Mart staff, and they said the cart is worth more than $1,800 and that they would like to file charges against Johnson.

It’s unclear from online court records why exactly Johnson was on probation, but he has faced charges of domestic violence and criminal trespass in 2013. He’s being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center on a no-bond hold.

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