I AM ALWAYS LIABLE, your question came off rude, maybe he didn’t want to get into a shouting match with you. Second off I can tell you have no trust for anyone or anything nor any respect my friend. Why is it upon this guys post he nearly got jumped. This really says a great deal for the society we live in now days doesn’t it???
Personally I believe him, you can think I’m ignorant/stupid/retarded or what ever you would like but that is your opinion and you are entitled to it. I’m sure at one point and time in our life’s we have all made mistakes such as the one this guy has made.
As far as jail or prison time go, you charges will most likely be dropped to conversion and you will have to pay the store which the merchandise was mistakenly taken from either 3x(products price) or $300, most likely $300. Afterwards the charges should be dropped and the odds are you wont have a record, unless you were arrested.
Almost forgot, most stores will let you off at $200 if you pay it in 30 days!