On June 17th, 2026, officers responded to Academy Sports after loss prevention reported a woman concealing merchandise. >> You want me to take you to the LP office with all this stuff or what? How you want to do it? >> Is she concealing stuff on camera or >> I have a security camera. I saw her put it in her buggy. I walk by a couple of times. I can't see cuz it's all covered up. She's in the parking lot right now. >> Okay. >> I'm wanted at Famous Liquors, 545 North Davis, officer, because two or four subjects that are hanging out in the parking >> 144 North >> Okay. >> Hey, how you doing? >> Good. How are you? >> Good. Good. I'm Officer Stringer with the Orange Trace Department. >> How many stores >> Um Are you stealing anything? >> I'm not going to steal. >> Okay. So, you're going to buy all this? >> I'm just looking at it and then I'm going to go through it. That's all I'm doing. >> Okay. Do you have grocery bags in here already? >> I have bags in there already, yes. >> Where'd you get the bags? >> I had them when I came in. >> You usually don't have bags when you come in. >> I had them when I came in the door. You can look at the camera. I had them when I came in the door. >> I know that. That's the That's the issue. You have Academy bags? >> No, they're not Academy bags. >> What kind of bags are they? >> One's just a black bag, one's a purple duffel bag, and the other one is a a cloth bag. >> Okay. So, they don't want you here. >> Okay. >> They're right as a business owner, they can do that. >> Mhm. >> So, what I would do >> Mhm. >> is either get what you're going to get, I'll be right here with you. So, if you're not going to buy any of it, then be that as it may. But, whatever you're going to buy, we'll take to the front and we'll buy it. >> Okay. So, you want me to get my stuff out of here? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Hi Frank. >> You want to see how I put it in there? >> You want her trespassed or you just want her to leave? >> Yeah. >> Trespassed? Okay. Yeah. So, if you're going to buy something Do you Are you going to allow her to make a purchase at all or you just want her gone? >> Just just gone. That's That's Yeah. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Well, I can walk out with whatever I want and put it in my car. There's stuff in this bag. >> This is your bag? >> But there's stuff in it. >> When you say stuff in it, what do you mean? >> Um cuz I was going to take it up there to pay for it. I just stuffed it in there to >> Do you want to prosecute? >> Yes. >> Okay. Go ahead and put your hands behind your back. Come on. Come on. >> Please don't >> The moment you conceal something in a bag at shopping >> I wasn't trying to steal it. I swear. >> You can't conceal it in a bag. >> Please don't do this >> There goes that one straight into service that day. Which of What of this is yours? >> The bags are mine. >> This is yours? >> Yes. >> Okay. Is there anything in this bag from this store? >> No. There are in those bags. And I'm not lying to you. But I wasn't going to steal it. I promise. >> Okay. Well, that's that You're really shoplifting, okay? >> Mhm. Okay. Put my hand out to help you. I ain't going to move. I promise. >> This is your bag, too? >> Mhm. >> You want to uh >> Get it. >> Get a uh of of all the items that she concealed, I don't need a price for that. Is this your bag? Are there items in the store from this bag? >> I'm not going to lie to you. >> You're good. I mean, you're good. No point now. You're good. >> I can take it all the way to the get it. >> Yeah, I would pull uh >> stuff out of the bag. >> Yeah, if that's okay with you. That way, bags are hers, so that comes out. >> do me a favor. You know, walk it. Hey, bring me a buggy back to the Yeti flat. >> So, just for future reference, right? [music] >> Don't ever come in here. >> Well, I know. Yeah, you're getting trespassed from here. That's That's not the the issue. The issue is whenever you go in a store, right? People think that you have to leave the store in order to shoplift. That's not true. The moment that you conceal something, especially in a bag that's not from here, the moment you conceal it, it's shoplifting. If you alter a price tag, you conceal an item, or you pass all points of sales without paying for an item, it's shoplifting. Is your ID in here? >> I don't have any with me. >> What's your name? >> Amanda. Can I call somebody? I'm on going to jail. >> So, depending on how much this is, it may just be a ticket. You're going to go with me, we'll process you, we'll write a ticket for you. >> I'm on probation. I'm on going to jail. >> Uh you're being on probation. I don't >> 123 >> Go ahead. Long as you ain't got a warrant. >> Amanda Wrist got a warrant. She charged valid and negative. >> Doesn't even say that you're on probation. >> Okay, my end is I know it's ending in this month. >> Okay. So, depending on the amount, determines on how we move forward. There's a lot of stuff you concealed. If it's more than $500 >> It's my first time. >> then you're you're going to Perry. If it's less than $500, I'm writing you a ticket, putting you on your way, unless you have more Have you ever been caught shoplifting before? >> Yes. >> How many times? >> I don't know. I was a repeat offender. >> So, you know your fourth one's a felony, regardless. >> Okay. This isn't a felony. This is one time. >> So, this is your fourth shoplifting. >> Yes. >> My partner should be here soon. I'm going to I'll put her with him, and then I'll come get all the information. >> something that's in that bag, so I don't >> What's in the bag? >> There's drugs in the bag. >> Okay. We'll We'll deal with that. Come on. >> We're going to go down there? >> We're going to go out on park right out front. I'll be right back, right? >> All right. >> Take a seat real quick, okay? >> Okay. >> Yeah, you might have to turn so that you don't I'm I'll move you to the other side before we leave. >> You're I'm fine like this. >> Hey buddy, traffic sucks. I'm sorry. What we got? >> She's got meth in the back somewhere. She admitted to it. So, I walked in, she had >> Let me see who this is. >> It's Rachel or Amanda Ricks. >> Amanda! >> She said it's she knows it's her phone. >> I didn't want to take it out of the store. I just stuck it in my bag in the back of the store. >> But just concealing an item is shoplifting. >> And you know what? I'm a shoplifting charge. >> I know you do. I'm pretty sure one of them's mine. >> Bro, I'm cold. >> Mhm. >> And So, I didn't I just stuck it on the bag inside the bag, but I don't didn't steal nothing. I didn't come out the side door nothing. >> I got you, but the second we concealed that item >> Okay. >> Right? >> I didn't know that. >> Cuz all you have to do is show the intent to do it. Cuz all it all it would have taken was for you to decide to walk out the door, right? All right. I'll take the five if you want me to. Um He said that you got some stuff in that bag that I need to know about. Where in the bag is it at? >> It's on the side pocket in the little pouch that's clipped onto the purse. >> Got you. >> I'm going to I'm going to open my hatch. We'll be back there, okay? She had three bags. >> Let me get my gloves real quick. Yeah, that's what she just told me where it was. >> This >> Oh, not my book. Don't be playing in the background, book. I feel like the most omega nerd cuz I'm listening to the original telling of King Arthur. >> That is that's crazy. >> Yeah, dude. It's like in all in old English, too. >> But uh Frank called. All I did was she had items stuffed in here, items stuffed in here, and items stuffed in here. All I did was take all that stuff out. >> I got you. >> Everything else >> Did we get a receipt for the items? >> She's on it now. >> She said Is it on the black bag or the blue bag?" >> the pink The pink purse. Yeah. >> It's probably going to be >> And it's in the side pouch here? >> Yeah, that little the little clip long like little key chain >> There it is. I got it. When did we get back on this? I thought you were off. >> I was. I was doing good. >> You were. Why did we fall off the wagon, my girl? >> Uh cuz I got beat up the other day and I just fell off. >> Is there anything else in this bag I need to know about? >> Sir. >> Any needles? Knives? >> No, no, no. >> Grenades? Nuclear codes? >> There's scissors in in my bag like >> You wouldn't you wouldn't got no bombs in here, do you? All right. >> I have a question. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Is there any way I can talk to DTF? Is there any way I can get a deal? >> I can't understand a word you're saying. Give me a second, I'll be back up there. What's up? >> Is there any way that I can talk to the short task force and >> It ain't going to change nothing today. They may change something later. But when I ask when they ask me what you want to talk to them about, they're going to want to know, right? Before you say anything, okay? I'm going to read you a little black card. You know my little black card, right? >> You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used a >> Let me read it and then at the end of it I'm ask you two yes or no questions. I need you to audibly and loudly present that answer, okay? Knowing these rights and having them in mind, are you okay with speaking to me without a lawyer present? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. I just want I want this to hear that way you can't come back and say it in 2 weeks from now that you I didn't read that to you and you didn't agree, okay? So, what what what is what am I bringing to them that you have? >> I know um like six different people that's selling it, but they uh >> Give me a name. >> Yeah, I have uh there's Reggie Reginald Pickens Jr. They're all in my phone, too. >> I got you. >> Jarvis Blunt Jarvis Jackson >> Mhm. >> He's in making them. >> I got you. Yeah. >> And um So, If if all you know is nicknames, all you know is nicknames. Ain't no big deal, right? And they all stay in the city. They're not Madrid Mhm. Russell? Russell, okay. I got you. Okay. I will let them know, right? Then bring that to them, okay? Okay. You're not supposed to have them. Right, you're not supposed to have somebody else's bank card. Right? So, who is Mary Cooper to you? And who is the banker banker sisters? It is the same person. Why do you have two of somebody else's ID and more meth? More meth? Yeah, we found it in your little leatherskin purse. I really didn't. That's not good, girl. You shouldn't be using it so often that you forget where you put your last amount. That's bad, all right? That's bad. Okay. Meth again. I'm going to go through this bag now and I'm going to go go through it. I'm going to open every pouch, every pocket, every purse and everything. There should be nothing no other meth. I'm not And you smoke, correct? You smoke yours, you don't inject. Right, okay. Where's your pipe? You you brought the meth? Why are you saying it like you didn't bring the other bit? All right, hang tight. I'm going to come put you in my car in a second. Just so I had some cash. So that's pretty cool. That's all 89881 is what she had there. And then that was everything that she had and concealed yet in the buggy. Okay, so this I So this is concealed. That's what So what we'll do I mean this is going to be her her She's a repeat offender. Partner knew she was as soon as he saw her. Technically Technically she didn't shoplift this, but what I'll do is I will >> Yeah, no. I My I got I was like, "Hey, you just give me all of it and break it up. I got to type all this up." >> Yeah. Okay. But are these are both mine? >> Let me I'll make a copy and then you have these. >> I'll just >> All right. I just need to get this stuff. >> That's what I'm saying. I might as well If I clocked in every time I came here, I'd get another paycheck. All right. We're trying to clean it up for y'all. You know to deal with that, right? >> I know. And we'll send it. Hey, man. >> Yep, cops could do it. This is technically what was shoplifted. >> Got you. >> This is what was concealed. She had a bunch of other stuff that he went ahead and made a receipt for. I don't even know if you want this or not. But um I gave I gave Frank a case number. Yeah, that would Man, that would have been >> What did you take? >> Bunch of clothes. >> Girl, don't be shoplifting for Academy no more. That shit's expensive. $839 >> The woman was charged with felony shoplifting, possession of methamphetamine, and identity fraud. The identity fraud charge stemmed from a separate incident 13 days earlier involving a stolen purse and unauthorized credit card purchases. In July 2026, she pleaded guilty to all three charges. With seven prior shoplifting convictions, she was sentenced to 20 years with the first 10 years to be served in prison.