All this stuff I had on me, I didn't be here in prison time. I don't get off parole until November. You were going to pay for some of them, not all of them. So, were you on May 31st, 2023, officers responded to the local Academy Sports and Outdoors after a report of a suspicious woman stuffing her undergarments with almost $1,000 worth of merchandise. She may have gotten away with it if she didn't look like she was wearing a diaper. She's still inside. Yes. Have a bunch of clothes. the the fitting room where she came up and her pants is padded. Okay. She she she put a shirt on out like under her shirt. The guy in that is watching the room so he thinks she has a shirt on under the shirt but the pants he has on is actually padded. Okay. What? Padded. Protruding from the pants. Is she still wearing a black and white striped shirt? Black and white strip shirt with a kind of a jeans pants put on it. Okay. Yeah. You said she's in the fitting room. Okay. Okay. Seven central units on scene. Hey. Hey. Where's she at? Okay. I see her. She's over here. Okay. All right, ma'am. Let's put that down. Okay. Huh? I'm Officer Cornelson. Let's go ahead and put that down. Okay. What y'all talking about? Set the rest of your clothes down. I'm going to talk to you over here. Okay. Okay. [Music] Ain't nothing on me. Okay. Everything fell. Like these are mine. I'm just going to check out. What shirt? The shirt that you just lifted up. What shirt? What you talking about? These You're padded right here. Well, that because I had I wasn't going to steal nothing, sir. I promise you I wasn't. Let's put it all down and let's go talk to you here. Okay. Okay. Let's go. Sorry, I went off screen. Okay. Like I was Come on over here. Come talk. I'm going to check it out. Please. I don't want to deal. Look. Okay. I know. I'm going to go. I got you. But I've already asked you twice. It's okay. So, let's just leave what we got and let's go talk over here. Okay. Is there anything else on you? There's a Oh, yeah. One more. I was going to say all this. I promise you. That's why I ain't went out the door yet. Like I was so scared. That's why I was acting like I was looking for a phone because I like Anything else? That's it. I said I want to go to the dress. I said what? Over here. I said I want to go to the dress. Take everything off. Hey, your left butt. I block the store. I [ __ ] I got four kids out. I I can't even feel it, y'all. I've got It's right here. Huh? Hanging right here. No, don't. I'm not. I wasn't. Right where I made up. Promise you I was going to go out the door. That's why I was skipped by the phone. That's why I was not 494 to 84. Is that it? Let's see. Come on out here. 84. That's That's not That's not what we're saying. Okay. That's not what we're saying. Me, y'all. Look, that's not what we're saying. Just Okay. Just talk to me, please. Look, you're talking to me right now. Okay, we're not talking to him. Okay, if you could Rohan, would would you just get all that stuff up? That is that what's in the buggy? Okay. What's your name? Kendrick. Kendrick, do you have your license on you? Oh, no. What's your date of birth? 88. I don't want What were you What were you in prison with before? What were you in prison for before? I was in prison for a shot at the sheriff. Okay. And I learn I don't know why I learned my lesson. That why I really tried like acting like I was looking for a phone or whatever. You know what I'm saying? I act like for a phone cuz I was so scared, y'all. I was so scared. Please. This ain't yours. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. What's the deal? Please y'all. Can y'all please just bar me? I want bad Kendrick. Bring him down. Yeah. I was so scared to go out the door, y'all. Kendra, I was so scared to go out the door. Okay, stop. Stop it. Okay. Well, please, what were you doing? Huh? What were you doing? What I doing? Yeah. I was I acting like I got the phone. Huh? What were you doing with all those clothes stuffed in your pants? In my in my pants? I was just trying some stuff on certain I was just stuffing just stuffing. I didn't my intention was to probably try to get steal. Okay. But I was so scared and nervous that I was actually telling her that I was helping for a phone because often go speak to just take it all out and that's on my forage y'all. That's all God truth. I would have been out the door like I have I had a history of shot and I went to prison for shot. How many times have you been arrested for shot? Four. Four. four times. When that probation, I'm on parole. Oh, you're on parole for shoplifting. And that's going to file me. So they going to see me. So why why we doing this? Listen to y'all. Talk talk to us honestly. Okay. Why we doing this? Honestly. Okay. Then why doing that? My baby got a dance coming up that week. I don't even stay up here. I stay got a what? A dance coming up. Oh, I stay in Everton, Georgia. She dance with these. She dance with these girls or whatever. And um I I basically I tried to get the money up pay the thing y'all. You call my ask her. So So you were you were taking the clothes. Why? Huh? Why were you taking the clothes? I had like basically was my intention I was intentionally trying to pack something for my baby. You were going to pay for some of them, not all of them. So were you No, I was going to I was going to try I was going to pay for that. Were you going to say are you I was going to pay for that. So before So just slow down. Okay, let me go over it with you. Okay, so were you saying that you were going to the things that you were maybe intending to take, you were trying to sell them? I got you. I got you. But you were trying But listen to me. You were going to sell them so you could pay off your daughter's dance. Is that what it was? That and then like most of gas like who know? I'm just struggling right now. So listen to me, okay? Listen. It's time to be honest. Okay. All right. Well, I'm just telling you it's time to be honest. You did what you did. Now we have to deal with it. Okay. So, just tell us what Huh? You're You're saying that you went to I I was not going to steal them. I But you just said that you were going to You were going to take take those clothes to help pay for your daughter's dance. No, I said you said why is I doing this? I said my baby got a dance next week. I said I was going to try to pay for her dad for some of this stuff. I would have bought that. I could have bought that stuff. I had Do you do you remember about five minute 5 minutes about 2 minutes ago when you said my baby that you your intention you think that your intention probably was to steal them? I didn't my intention was to probably try to get steal. You don't. No, I don't remember that. I remember said is that I was going to I was going to I was scared that I would play like I I my intention to go back to the dressing room and take that stuff out of me. Whatever I tried on or whatever I had, you know what I'm saying? Tried them on. My intention was to take that stuff back out me. That's why her that's why I had her with me looking for it cuz I want to ask her ask her. I even asked her to not go to the dressing room. I said before I leave like can I go to the dressing room? She like just go fast before we close. I was not going to go out the door with no clothes, sir. I was scared. Like, it was on my heart. This is my first time stealing trying to steal anything or put anything on me since I've been out of prison. Lord, how long have you been out? A month, you said. No, I've been out since November. November. I've been working ever since. Where do you work at? Work? I work in Everton. I work at No, I work in Hartwell. I work at Nestle Parina, but I live in I'm from Hartwell. My mom's from Everton, so I know about I know all about that. Okay. That's where I work at. And I live in Everton County. You get here first. Yeah. Here. Stay over here, Kendra. Stay over here. Talk to me. Okay. Please. Look. Look. We don't know what's going to happen. Okay. We There's a lot of stuff that we got to talk to you about. Okay. Oh, first of all, we got to figure out how much all of that was going to be. Okay. Second of all, I just listen to me. Okay. Disguising clothes underneath your clothes, stuffing them down. And I I know that you're gonna say that you do not remember saying this, but I have it on body cam. Okay. You two and a half minutes ago saying that you think your intention probably are you wanting to prosecute? Probably was to take it. And then you explained why sir. I said I was scared. And then you explained And then you explained that it was because of your daughter's dance, which we're trying to be reasonable with you. We're trying to be gentle with you. Okay. But sir, I don't want to stop. I understand that. This me please. They going to take me away from my kids for for two two three meal time. I ain't even go out the door with it. You know what I'm saying? They going to take me away from my kids, y'all. I promise you. They give me a like give me a ticket. I can pay it or So that is So listen in Clark County. Okay. There's a couple of different things here. Are you listening to me? Are you following? Yeah. I want Okay. Cuz I need you to listen everything I'm saying. Okay. Again. I need you to listen everything I'm saying. Okay. So, in Clark County, the the option for a citation is a thing, but first of all, you have a criminal history, a deep criminal history with shoplifting. Second of all, if it's over $500, then then it's a felony anyway. It's going to be a felony anyway. The citation isn't isn't a possibility. It's going to be a felony anyway. So, that's what we're trying to work out. Okay. But I need you to simmer down cuz you're starting to make me all this stuff I had on me that I done stood I didn't have. You see, I didn't have all that on me. I had it in my hand. It was stuff that I I had a shirt right here. I was shirt right here. But I had like four items in my right here, sir. She can tell you all that stuff I had on me. She helped me pick I was dropping it. She would help me pick it up right there. I didn't stuff all that stuff on me, sir. Oh, God. I did. Oh, God. I did. God, I did. Y'all please, Lord. Please. I don't want to go to jail. Shout lifted. Lord, please. Please, Lord. Look, I a there's a lot of people around me. So, she had a bunch of merchandise in her uh Let's not keep yelling. There's a lot of people out here. Okay. Pants and in her shirt. Let's not keep yelling cuz this is just going to make more people stay. I'm going to have to have you go ahead and do a search for me. I'd appreciate it. Lord, please help kids. Lord, Kendra, stand up. Talk to me. Okay. Look, you're you're a grownup. Okay. Let's stand I just want to pray, Lord. Thank you. You did this. I'm aware. I'm aware. I got you. Stand up. Walk over here. I help. Go with her. Go ahead. I have a lot of stuff in my hand. Come on. Stop talking. All right. We're over here to be a little bit more discreet. So, I got to search you. Keep your hands up. No. Face me. Hands up like that. I don't want to go to jail. I don't want to leave my kids with the man. It don't matter if you left. It's the fact that you did it. No, cuz I I had some right here. Okay. Well, stop. Keep your hands to keep your hands up. Oh yeah. Can you be still, please? Yeah. So, be still. I'm sorry. If Officer Tit says it again, I'm going to put you in handcuffs while she searches you. Okay. No, I'm trying to. I want You're not trying to be still. Either you're high, you just don't know how to be still or not listening. I don't do no. Well, then be still. Period. Man, y'all from Clark County? I am. What that say? So, how about that say? All right. Turn around. All the way around. Turn around. Keep your arms up. Did I tell you to turn around? Stay. Or you could have just not shoplift anyway. We wouldn't have to do this. I didn't shoplift, man. You did. You shove stuff in your pants. Yeah, that's the shop thing was to not go out the door. So, typically my intentions when I used to go to stores, I don't shove stuff in my pants and then pull it out at the register. So, that's just not a common behavior. Um, manager that was standing behind you. Yeah. He said, I don't know. I don't know if he told you all that, but he said that she wanted to fight him last time she was here. Oh, really? He was saying stay close to her. Yeah. Nothing else. No other merchandise. Not that I could find. You were an adult. you you have decided to come in here and do this. We all make mistakes, right? But you are an adult, so the time for like the crying and stuff, you can't be doing that right now, okay? Cuz you got to start talking to us. So So tell me one more time. Mhm. Okay. Don't lie to me. I already know that you came in here with the intent to steal that. Otherwise, you wouldn't have concealed them items, right? So how about how about you be a little truthful with me and let me let me kind of figure this out. So go ahead and tell me why you came here. I came here to buy some stuff. My baby got a she dad or these dads and dogs keep them. Mhm. I came here to buy some stuff. Okay. But and the thing trying to buy some stuff, I stuffed some stuff, but my heart was so heavy. My heart was so thinking about my kids. Like I even asked her, "Can I go back to the dress room?" Cuz I was going to Yeah. Well, she said, "No, go." You can ask her. She said, "No, go pay for your items." Mhm. Before we close, cuz she kept telling me, "I go check I check your room for your phone." I even made up a lie. I lost my phone just so I can stay in here if I can take the stuff off me cuz I was scared. I couldn't walk out that door, y'all. I just did prison time. I don't get on parole until November. You feel me? I know I got a November history. Yes, I know I got a history shot definitely got it. But if I go to jail today Mhm. I'm going back to prison. Yep. It's already there. Not yet. We already know it's a felony. Oh, okay. It's a felony anyway. But I didn't I all that stuff, sir. I had all this stuff on me. I had my two shirts in. So why why I understand I understand what you're telling me that you wanted to take this stuff. I wanted to get that when I was my stop. I'm going to ask you a question. Okay. So I already know that you have the you're saying that you have the intent to put that stuff back. Why why did you why did you come here in the first place? Why? Why did you want him to come steal? No, I didn't come here to steal. Okay. So, at what point did you decide that you were going to try to conceal these items? Huh? At what point did you try to start stuffing stuff in your pants? At what point? Yeah. When I was trying when I was trying to stuff on. Yeah. You were trying stuff on and that's when you started just putting stuff like I was trying to idle on. So, Okay. All right. That was I was trying. So you're under arrest for shoplifting. Okay. It is a felony. Okay. 94 central 1095. How many times? Three. Yeah. So those are four four convictions. Oh, please. Let me ask you this. Okay. We've already searched you. I already know that you ain't got nothing else on you. All right. So, let me ask you this, dude. Are your kids here? Did you come alone? I got dropped off. You got dropped off? Somebody gonna come get you? Is there any person any personal property that you have with you? No. My money. Your money? Where's that at? In my bra. In your bra? Where was it in your bra? Cuz I didn't feel any money in your bra. It probably dropped out at the waist. Well, we can I'll send an officer over there to look for it. Okay. Right now, you are under arrest for felony shoplifting. Okay, let's go out. Let's go out here. Um, that bag of stuff or the bucky of stuff that has her uh clothes and all that stuff in it. Um, did y'all find any cash in it? No cash at all. I was the one who did it. I did. There was nothing else in here. Okay. I'm going to just Rohan, would you like her barred? Huh? All right. Go ahead and tell her how long she's bought for you for two years. That's not me. She had another pair of shorts over there. Where was it? Behind the counter. Oh, so have a pair of shorts add to that ticket. Uh, less. How much was it before the shorts? 700 something. Yeah. Yes, I did. Okay. It's felony anyway, so it's fine. Thank you. I know. I know. How much up all this stuff? I did not put in my over $700. Trust me, they lying. No, I have an itemized list. But listen, come on now. You know I didn't have no $500 stuff in my phone. Y'all got my Listen, I don't know how much that stuff cost. They just they almost eat this. Okay, that's fine. I steal anything. Okay. All right. Go ahead. Steal anything. Okay. Nothing. I didn't steal nothing. I didn't go out the door with nothing. Okay, Kendra. So, nothing. I had two items on me. Two items on me. And I had no more than three. And I said shoplifter, $700. All that stuff in my hand. They said I had Oh, no. They're going to They better read the camel. They don't get the camel at this point. Y'all didn't ever You go about what I told you that I tried clothes on. My intention was to come here and come take that stuff out. I didn't say felony. It is a felony. Yes. I had two shirts in my pants. They they don't and they like a shirt and two pair of shorts in my in my pants. I stole five items. Ain't no way they add up $700. Ain't no way. As always, check the pin comments for updates. The total of the items she had on her was $79362. That was before the last item the officer found at the end was added. The suspect was booked for theft by shoplifting.