Overview

• Meer Patel, 23, was charged with theft over $250,000 after trying to steal a $1 million lottery ticket.
• The customer, an Antioch father, initially did not know he had won the jackpot.
• Store video showed Patel discarding the winning ticket and later retrieving it from the trash.
• Lottery officials became suspicious when Patel attempted to claim the prize with questionable identification.
• The rightful winner has since been informed and will receive his prize.