FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- A Kingstree man is facing fraud charges after stealing lottery scratch-off tickets from a package that came through FedEx's Florence County distribution center, authorities said Monday.

Trevor Jamir Hampton admitted to taking the ticket Aug. 19 and then trying to cash it out at two local convenience stores, where he was captured on surveillance footage, the South Carolina Enforcement Division said.

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