TROY – Less than a week after being placed on probation for a driving while intoxicated conviction, a Silex man allegedly stole $960 worth of Kratom from a Troy convenience store.

Police arrested Joshua Brownlee, 29, last week on felony burglary and property damage charges.

According to a probable cause statement, Brownlee knocked out the glass of a door at the BP convenience store in Troy on June 8. Store officials told police and video surveillance confirmed Brownlee took only one thing: Pure Ohms Kratom Extract tablets.

According to the Mayo Clinic, Kratom is a supplement “sold as an energy booster, mood lifter, pain reliever and remedy for the symptoms of quitting opioids.”

Store officials told police they sold that product to a shortlist of customers.

“Notable about this fact was the video surveillance of the incident showed (Brownlee) enter, grab only one specific product, having knowledge of where said product was kept, and exit in an extremely short period of time,” the Troy police officer wrote in the probable cause statement.

The store official identified Brownlee from the surveillance video as an employee of Tractor Supply.

When contacted by police, Tractor Supply management indicated they recently fired Brownlee for theft. They also told police when cleaning out Brownlee’s work locker, they found several wrappers for the stolen Kratom product.

Police also identified the vehicle Brownlee drove through surveillance video from Bank of Old Monroe and the Troy Veterinary Clinic.

In an initial interview with police, Brownlee admitted to driving near the store but denied breaking in, claiming he stopped nearby to take a nap.

The probable cause statement alleges after that interview, Brownlee went to Troy Veterinary Clinic, asking employees to see the video.

Police also allege Brownlee failed to show remorse for the crime when given the opportunity.

“(Brownlee) refused to acknowledge his guilt, or show any remorse. In fact, he made excuses for his substance abuse, excuses for his termination from Tractor Supply, and excuses for his presence in the area during the time of the crime,” the probable cause statement reads. “Furthermore, (he) took steps to retrace this officer’s investigation to include making contact with (Troy Veterinary Clinic) and attempting to gain access to video surveillance which he was informed (during the interview) captured him exiting and entering the vehicle as opposed to taking a nap.”

Brownlee remains in custody at the Lincoln County jail on a $20,000 cash-only bond.

Prior to this alleged burglary, Brownlee pleaded guilty June 3 to driving while intoxicated charges in St. Charles County. Sentencing was suspended at the time and he was placed on two years probation.