The head basketball coach at Converse has been arrested and accused of shoplifting.

Deputies say employees at a Kohl’s department store in Spartanburg on Tuesday saw 35-year-old Kaye Waldrep and a man, 38-year-old Ricky Dean Ponder, hiding merchandise and trying to leave without paying.

Deputies say the items included shoes and perfume. Authorities say the items totaled just over $500.

Official statement from Converse College:

Kaye Waldrep resigned from her position as Converse College’s head basketball coach on Wednesday, July, 23. The resignation is effective immediately.

Waldrep coached the Valkyries for the past two seasons before having coached four years as an assistant at the College of Charleston.

The Valkyries will immediately begin a national search to find a head basketball coach.

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