You may remember hearing about state Sen. Ron Alting saying that he would be stepping down as a state senator because of some judgment issues. Now authorities in Lafayette have explained some of that, detailing Alting’s shoplifting arrest and the six misdemeanor charges he now faces.

The incidents happened over a two-month period where police believe Alting was getting multiple items through the self-checkout at the Walmart on Commerce St., by paying for one item but concealing the others.

He and a lady friend, Pamela Krammes, were caught doing that and trying to leave the store in a Sept. 22 incident. A loss prevention officer stopped them and asked them to come to the office.

Police say they didn’t cooperate and left the store and had to be tracked down. That’s when the incidents in August and September came to light.

For now, Alting remains a state senator, though he lost his re-election contest. Democrat Natasha Baker takes his place when she is sworn in Nov. 17, which is Organization Day.