A delivery driver finishing her Walmart route in June discovered something attached to her vehicle that had no business being there: a Spytec GPS tracker transmitting her location to someone’s smartphone. She called Wooster police. The device led back to Kent Kubasta, 72, of Medina, Ohio — a man who, according to police records, admitted placing it there to track where Pokémon card deliveries were being made. The charge was illegal use of a tracking device. And it happened to a woman doing her job.
When Restock Culture Crosses a Line
The desire to get first access to Pokémon card restocks pushed one Ohio man well past the boundaries of the law.
Retail Pokémon card drops generate real competition among collectors. Kubasta, according to police records reported by Fox 8, wanted to know exactly when and where shipments arrived at stores. The Spytec tracker he used — a device that transmits a vehicle’s real-time location through a connected smartphone app — provided that information, until the driver found it.
Key facts from the case, as reported by Fox 8 and Gizmodo:
- Kent Kubasta, 72, of Medina, Ohio, admitted placing the tracker on the driver’s vehicle
- Device: Spytec GPS tracker, discovered during a Walmart delivery run, June 2026
- Reported to Wooster police; case prosecuted in Wayne County Municipal Court
- Kubasta initially pleaded not guilty, then entered a no-contest plea and was found guilty
- Sentenced to one year of probation, including 90 days of GPS monitoring; a $500 fine plus costs was reported by Gizmodo but has not been independently confirmed against the final court record
- A no-contact order barring Kubasta from contacting the delivery driver was reported by secondary outlets but also awaits confirmation against the final court entry
The Sentence Has a Certain Poetry to It
Ninety days of GPS monitoring — imposed on a man convicted of illegal GPS tracking — is the kind of outcome that requires no editorial commentary.
Ninety days of GPS monitoring for a man convicted of illegal GPS tracking. Wayne County Municipal Court reached for what may be the most fitting condition available given the circumstances.
Kubasta declined to explain his actions, according to Fox 8. No statement from the delivery driver was identified in the sources reviewed. Her name was redacted from court documents — a detail the available reporting noted without elaboration.
What stands out is not the strangeness of placing a tracking device on a delivery driver’s vehicle in pursuit of trading cards. It is simpler than that. A woman went to work, found a device secretly logging her route, and reported it to police. A court conviction followed. That detail carries no irony whatsoever.
