Eugenio Espinoza‑Nicolas arrested for concealing merchandise in Waldorf Home Depot hollow cabinet

Eugenio Espinoza-Nicolas, 42, of Alexandria, Virginia, was taken into custody in connection with an alleged Feb. 26, 2026 theft at the Home Depot on Jefferson Farm Place in Waldorf, Maryland, officials said. Charles County deputies handled the arrest, which was reported March 8, 2026; the case description available with the arrest includes an allegation that merchandise was concealed inside a hollow cabinet at the store.

The public account of the arrest names Espinoza-Nicolas and ties him to the Feb. 26 incident at the Waldorf Home Depot, but it does not list formal charges, bond amounts, or a detention location in the material that accompanied the arrest notice. Charles County deputies are identified as the arresting agency in the available summary.

The hollow cabinet allegation appears in the arrest description tied to this matter; the arrest summary provided in the public notice does not include additional narrative or evidentiary detail such as recovered items or surveillance confirmation. Because the arrest account is limited, the specific method of concealment and whether store loss prevention recovered merchandise were not detailed in the materials reviewed for this dispatch.

A separate retail-theft case in Northern Virginia illustrates how local law enforcement has been handling similar incidents. Fairfax County authorities said that on Jan. 29, around 2:25 p.m., officers responded to the Sephora on Market Street in Reston after loss prevention observed a suspect allegedly hiding merchandise to cover his tracks. The suspect left before officers arrived.

Fairfax County police said their Reston District Station’s Neighborhood Patrol Unit charged Jose Gomez Carranza, 22, of Herndon, in connection with the Reston incidents. Investigators connected him to seven prior larcenies at that Sephora since December, in which he allegedly stole various perfumes and beauty products. Gomez Carranza was transported to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center and charged with eight counts of petit larceny and possession of schedule I/II narcotics; he is being held on a $5,000 bond.

For the Waldorf Home Depot arrest, the available public summary identifies the suspect, the store address on Jefferson Farm Place and the Feb. 26 incident date, but stops short of charging and custody details. Court filings and sheriff’s office booking logs will be necessary to confirm whether formal charges were filed against Eugenio Espinoza-Nicolas and to clarify evidence tied to the alleged hollow cabinet concealment.