Hall County Elections Board member charged with shoplifting boxers

A Hall County Elections Board member and former officer in the Hall County Republican Party has been charged with shoplifting two pairs of men's boxer briefs from Wal-Mart in Gainesville, police said.

The boxers were reportedly worth $30.

Thomas Sandoval told the Gainesville Times he is not guilty of an alleged theft from the Wal-Mart at 400 Shallowford Road.

“I’ve been wrongfully charged,” Sandoval said Tuesday.

Sandoval was booked at the Hall County Jail on Friday and released on a cash bond, records show.

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