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A disgruntled ex-employee left a trail of destruction in a Walmart store when he drove his car through the front doors and up the aisles

Joshua Zitser   

A disgruntled ex-employee left a trail of destruction in a Walmart store when he drove his car through the front doors and up the aisles
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  • A North Carolina man who had been fired by Walmart crashed his car into the store, police said.
  • He has been arrested and charged with two felonies.
  • The incident caused "substantial damage" to merchandise but nobody was injured.

A disgruntled former employee drove his car through the front door of the Walmart store that fired him, according to police.

Lacy Cordell Gentry crashed his 2015 Volkswagen Passat into a Walmart Supercenter in Concord, North Carolina, on April 2, FOX 5 reported.

Gentry continued to drive the vehicle through the store after the crash, Concord Police Department said in a statement.

The incident caused "substantial damage" to merchandise, but nobody inside was injured, the statement continued.

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Photos released by the police department show the impact of the crash. The car finally came to a stop after hitting a wine display, they appear to show.

Gentry has since been arrested.

The 32-year-old has been charged with two felonies - assault with a deadly weapon and breaking and entering. He was also charged with several misdemeanors.

Gentry is currently in the Cabarrus County Jail under a $100,000 bond.

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