Dale goes to Big Red's Gun Shop looking for a new pistol. The clerk shows him several different firearms but Dale decides they are all too expensive. Finally the clerk shows him a used .22 pistol priced at $150

Dale tells the clerk he will take it. The clerk says, "Let me go get the paperwork." When the clerk leaves to retrieve the appropriate forms, Dale, true to his word, takes the pistol from the top of the counter and runs out of the store. The most serious offense Dale has committed is:
A) theft felony. B) theft misdemeanor.
C) theft of service misdemeanor. D) shoplifting.


A

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