TULSA, Okla. — A Tulsa County judge dropped charges against Tally's Cafe owner Talal Jamil Alame.
The decision came after Alame's attorney filed an accelerated deferred sentence.
In March, Alame was sentenced to one-year probation after entering a blind plea for stealing nearly $8,000 worth of merchandise from Sam's Club.
He was arrested and charged with six counts of larceny in July 2023. Four charges are misdemeanors for stealing under $1,000, while the others are felonies. The court documents said the charges stem from 19 separate incidents at different Sam's Clubs.
According to the affidavit, Alame used the Sam's Club app's Scan and Go feature at stores in Owasso and Tulsa, scanning a few items and leaving the rest unscanned.
Court documents said he walked out of the store with multiple items that he did not purchase. Store officials started investigating and involved police when employees said it appeared Alame had more items in his cart than on his receipt.
2 News spoke with Alame in July, when he claimed the charges were due to misscanning.
Over the state's objections, the court allowed Alame to change his plea to not guilty and dismissed the case. The record will also be expunged.
Alame purchased the restaurant Tally's in 1987.
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