his guy is either the BOLDEST criminal we've seen in a while, or the dumbest.  There's no third option.

A 24-year-old guy named Tayvon Wilson went to a Walmart in Columbus, Georgia last week . . . picked up a 55-inch Samsung TV . . . and walked out of the store through the car department without paying.

But a 55-inch TV is pretty heavy and bulky, and apparently he was having trouble carrying it as he walked home.

So he saw two police officers and asked them if they'd give him . . . and his TV . . . a ride home.  Wow.

That was right around when the cops got a call from the Walmart about the missing TV.  They connected the dots . . . and Tayvon was arrested for shoplifting. 

(Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)

(Here's his mugshot.)