On September 23rd, 2023, Chamblee police officers responded to a reported shoplifting incident at a Walmart store in Chamblee, Georgia. Um, you were caught uh shoplifting. You're in the restroom. I get that too. You were caught shoplifting and that's why you're in here. So. It's not much merchandise. You could have paid for it before you actually did what you did, but yeah, but that's not your intention, I guess. You were trying to get it for free. For free. Yeah, I needed it. Yeah, I needed it. Huh? You got 20 nails in there. Baby, I stay outside so I just need a little bit of help cuz I'm going through a lot. Mhm. Yeah. Well, Walmart we just here to enforce the law. It's up to Walmart. Will I not be able ever to come back to Walmart? That's up to Walmart, depending on how much merchandise you actually stole. So. Take your mask off. You can take your mask off. I just I put a face mask on for religious purposes. Huh? I put a face mask on for religious purposes. Like I'm not here to bargain. I mean, this is a designer sweater from Shein that I get off Shein and like and I design What's your name? What's that? You you you ate your first come and trust me as well. I didn't trespass anything. I didn't trespass anything, sir. Am I getting in trouble for Ma'am, yeah. Stand up. shoplifting? I don't have anybody to contact. Please don't take me to Stand up now. Do I have to like pay a fine? Do I have to pay a fine, sir? I didn't steal anything. Obviously, he just took it. So, why am I not being having a warning? That's totally up to them. The Walmart? Yeah, I don't need to get arrested for Walmart. I don't I shop at Walmart every time and I pay for things, but I didn't have any money this time. So, I I needed a little bit of help, but I don't think I should be arrested. I think I should be like a a warning. I need I think I need a warning or something, sir. Sorry. I don't think I need to be arrested. Like I probably don't You know what I'm saying? I need help. I needed help, man. Sir, I needed help. Should I be able to call someone or talk to someone cuz I didn't get a warning or anything. And I didn't steal anything. So, if I didn't get any steal it or anything, why am I being in trouble? It was food that I needed to eat. So, could I get some help? At least a warning or something before I go in anywhere. I I don't I don't trespass anywhere. I mean, I pay for items and I come shop if I needed to. This is my first time taking anything like that out of Walmart. With all her belongings in it? Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. That's my first time taking anything out of Walmart. Why am I getting this ticket off? Ma'am, you're going to the cab. I need help. Why am I being in prison? You said it's up to Walmart. And do I need to get Prosecute as in not come to Walmart ever again and pay for my items? Yes, and you're going to jail for the amount you stole. That's $100 that I have in my pocket. Okay, you should have paid it then. What am I going to be able to do? Like how am I supposed to get out of that? Like how long do I have to stay for? I don't know. I don't need to go to jail for not stealing and shoplifting. If I shoplifted, you took the items. I don't have to get I don't have to be in prison or in jail for anything. I'm 19 years old. I don't have any money like that. You're going to get criminal trespass. Criminal trespass? I didn't even trespass. This is Walmart. Everybody shop at Walmart. Let me get a picture. Do I not have to come back to Walmart ever again? I'm not trying to be in jail. jail. I never I'm not trying to be in jail. You're going to jail now. They're prosecuting you for theft. It's $100 worth of items. I understand. Am I getting help? Am I getting help? Ma'am, I don't know how to help you. They want to take out Prosecution for shoplifting? I didn't even steal. And I didn't even have any money like that. $100 worth of items. I didn't even steal. I should be able to get a warning or something. Why am I just getting arrested? you say about 201? Why am I just getting arrested for? Why am I getting arrested for shoplifting? You didn't even steal anything. I didn't even steal. He literally He literally got me. So, why am I getting arrested? Ma'am. Yes, why am I getting arrested? You're getting arrested for He didn't give me no warning or nothing. He does not have to give you no warning. He does not have to give you no You shouldn't have took the items. You shouldn't have took the items. You passed the point of sale. Yes, you did. You passed the point of sale. You were going to If they would have said nothing, you would have got out scot-free with $100 in your pocket and still have anything. You had $116 worth of items. That's $116. I literally don't have anything, though. That's the thing. Why didn't I get a warning or nothing? Ma'am, they don't have to give you a warning. People shoplift every day if they don't have anything. Okay. Why didn't I get a warning before y'all just arrested me? He said prosecution off the bat. don't have to If it's their items, they don't have to give you anything. You No, I'm saying they didn't give me a warning off the bat. They just arrested me. They don't They don't have to give you a warning. They don't have to give you no You don't just take somebody to custody because they shoplift. You have to give them a warning or something. No, no, no, you don't. No. So, so, you don't have to give you a warning for stealing. They don't have to do that. It's not your stuff. You took it. shoplifting, but why am I getting arrested? If I Because you shoplifted. He could give me a warning If you was going to pay for it never trespassed the Walmart trespass. I literally shop at Walmart. It's not trespass. Ma'am. They weren't your items. But if you shop at Walmart, why is it considered trespassing? He didn't give me a warning. He just arrested me off the bat. For what amount? For $100? If you was going to pay it, you was going to pay it. Uh yeah, I was. Because you stole it. So, do I have to pay a fine for trespassing if I shop at Walmart? Do I have to pay a Walmart fine? Cuz if you sending me to the cab, they could do a whole different screening. So, what am I doing? Uh do I have to go to court for this? So, why am I getting arrested? Criminal trespass. So, she can be arrested. Criminal trespass? I never trespassed at Hold on, you got to listen. You want to Just going to answer your question. You got to listen to him. Why am I going to the cab? Listen, listen. You're shoplifting. But, I didn't steal any items. If you came and got me, you could have gave me a warning. Hey, sir. We don't give warnings. So, why am I getting arrested off the bat? Why am I getting arrested off the bat? For the amount of $116. It's $116. It's not no big amount. So, can I get charged at Walmart, not the cab? That's a whole different screening. I didn't even steal it. You got the bag and got all the stuff out. I need help. Help for Walmart. It's they I didn't even get any of the items. He took the items. He literally took them. So, where am I supposed to be going? How can I get out? Do I go to jail? You'll find You'll find You'll find that out when you get to the jail, okay? I don't want to go to jail. Nobody wants to go to jail, but here we are. Oh, this is Walmart. Do they Do I got to pay a fine? She was charged with theft by shoplifting and taken to the DeKalb County Jail. Your hair looks really nice. Thank you. Your hair looks nice.