Olympian's Life a 'Living Nightmare' After Dismissed Walmart Theft, Drug Charges

A former Olympic athlete’s life has been “a living nightmare” since she says she accidentally failed to scan two items at a self-checkout machine — leading to her arrest and loss of her prestigious job as an NCAA Division 1 softball coach.

Meaggan Pettipiece, 48, was the head coach of the Valparaiso University softball team when she was scanning her groceries at a Walmart self-checkout machine in Indiana on March 28, according to the National Post.

The machine reportedly did not scan the asparagus and ham that Pettipiece meant to purchase.