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UPDATE: Man on Scooter Sets Fire to Walmart

Updated: Thursday, February 21 2013, 06:35 PM EST
UPDATE:  Kevin Gillman appeared in court Thursday morning, and the judge set his bond at $125,000.
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WHITEHALL -- Police think a man on a scooter who was trying to shoplift at Walmart also lit a fire in the store.
 
Just after 12:00 AM Wednesday, Columbus police arrested 26-year-old Kevin Gillman for theft at the Walmart on Georgesville road in West Columbus.
 
A few hours earlier, police think the same suspect started a fire at the Whitehall Walmart around 9:40 PM to create a distraction while he was trying to steal. In surveillence video, Whitehall police say the man was seen driving around in a scooter in the store for more than an hour before he used stolen spray paint to light clothes on fire.
 
The suspect was seen waiting at the entrance for a getway car, but left with nothing. Whitehall police believe he later went to the Georgesville Road Walmart before he was arrested.
 
Gillman was charged with theft and arson. He is scheduled to appear in court Thursday morning. He declined ABC 6/FOX 28's request to be interviewed.
 
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Reporter: Jen French
Web Producer: Kellie HannaUPDATE: Man on Scooter Sets Fire to Walmart