437 Ecstasy Pills Recovered During American Canyon Arrest, Police Say

AMERICAN CANYON, CA — A Vallejo man was arrested on suspicion of petty theft and drug possession Monday in American Canyon when officers responded to a theft reported at Walmart, police said.

Around 11 p.m. Monday, a Walmart loss prevention employee called the American Canyon Police Department about a man who'd just stolen some merchandise from the store. The employee provided a description of the suspect, his car and a license plate number.

Officers found the man, later identified as 51-year-old Vallejo resident Steven Nelson, parked in a nearby shopping complex. A hoverboard was found inside his car, which Nelson admitted to stealing from Walmart, police said.

Officers also found 437 illegal MDMA (Ecstasy) pills and a small amount of cocaine in a large plastic bag inside the car, which appeared to be packaged for selling, police said.

Nelson was arrested and booked into the Napa County Department of Corrections on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance for sale, petty theft, and being a felon in possession of pepper spray.

He remained in custody Tuesday afternoon with his bail set at $50,000, according to jail records.