(La Porte, IN) - A suspected shoplifter is facing charges after being caught hiding in a bathroom stall in La Porte.

About two weeks ago, 45-year-old Bonnie McGriff, of Michigan City, reportedly put on a pair of black boots at the Walmart in La Porte and stuffed other merchandise from the retailer into her purse.

She then was confronted by a security officer for not paying for the items before allegedly running inside the nearby McDonald's. There, officers found her hiding in a bathroom stall at the fast food restaurant still wearing the stolen pair of boots alongside the unpaid-for merchandise.

McGriff also has been accused of having about a gram of methamphetamine inside her purse. She has been charged in La Porte Circuit Court with Theft, Possession of Methamphetamine, and Unlawful Possession of a Syringe.