Tanner M. Stump, 26, of 133 E. High Ave., was charged Saturday with theft and issued traffic citations for driving under suspension and failure to reinstate his driving privileges.
At 10:25 a.m. Friday, officers met with a clerk at Murphy Oil, 200 Gunntown Road, reported Stump pumped gasoline into his car but did not have money to pay for all of the bill. He reportedly promised to return with the money but did not.
Stump was observed driving the car around 8 a.m. Saturday in the 2300 block of south Main Street. A traffic stop was conducted and he was taken into custody on a several Champaign County warrants for failure to appear and theft by deception.
He was lodged in jail.