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Suspect sought in theft of more than 45 lottery tickets

LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — Authorities in Lincoln County are looking for a man they said led deputies on a chase after stealing lottery tickets from two convenience stores last week.

On Tuesday, around 5:30 a.m. deputies were called to Sam’s Mart in Denver after the clerk reported that a man came into the store and stole several lottery tickets.

About three hours later, deputies were alerted to another incident, this time at the Denver Mart. A worker there told authorities that a man matching the description of the thief in the first incident came into the store and stole about 45 lottery tickets while the clerk was distracted.

After reviewing surveillance video at each store, detectives were able to identify the man as 32-year-old Marcus Holloway, of Statesville.

The next day, Holloway came back to the Denver Mart. Deputies spotted him and tried to stop his car on Business Highway 16 but stop chasing him because the traffic was so heavy.

Deputies later discovered the vehicle abandoned on Glen Crest Drive in Denver.

Once arrested, Holloway will be charged with obtaining property by false pretenses in Lincoln County and also has a number of outstanding warrants in surrounding counties.

Anyone with information about Holloway's whereabouts is asked to contact the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office at 704-732-9050, the Lincoln County Communications Center at 704-735-8202 or the nearest law enforcement agency.