Ohio Market Employee Printed Keno Tickets and Was Arrested

Joshua Melvin Hartley, 32, who works at a Sheetz market in the Solon suburb of Ohio, faces a fourth-degree felony theft charge over allegations that he learned a little-known lottery terminal function that allows Keno tickets to be printed without payment. Hartley reportedly lives in Cleveland.

Hartley reportedly printed hundreds of Keno tickets over two months. The tickets were valued at a total of $17,000. This figure reflects the cost of the tickets, not the total amount won.

Market management discovered the situation two months later, after a loss prevention officer warned that the losses were unusual. The market worked with the Ohio Lottery Commission to uncover the suspicious transactions. All of the transactions were found to have taken place during Hartley's shift. Security records also showed Hartley using the terminal to print dozens of tickets without payment.

Police said it is not yet known where Hartley learned the method and that he may have figured it out on his own. When questioned, Hartley admitted to the act. Police arrested him and seized $2,000. Officials reportedly plan to return that money to Sheetz through a court order. Hartley was taken to the Solon Jail.