I just don't want like my life ruined over like a stupid mistake. >> Have they been here before? >> Yeah. >> On December 15th, 2024, around 700 p.m., officers rolled up to a bustling Target store after a tip off about a sly shopper turning into a personal heist. The air hung thick with regret and retail tension. One wrong grab away from a Lifetime headline. Watch the video to see what actually happened. Um, spell your first name. >> Give me a different name. Different address. All right. I want to shoot straight with you. Okay. >> If this is not your real name, >> you have one chance >> to tell me the truth or you're going to catch another charge, which is providing false information to law enforcement officer, >> which going to keep you in jail even longer than you're going to be in there now. I don't I don't want to like is there any way that I can just like >> fix this like without a charge cuz I really I cannot >> Okay. So, what is your real name? >> Jordan. >> Okay. What's What's your legal government name? >> As soon as I get my uh soon guy comes, I'll we'll have mine confirm. >> Okay. Um >> do you have a driver's license? I have on my nurse license >> in Florida. Okay. >> Is your dad the receipt? That's yours. >> Okay. >> Uh finishing up the same right now and then >> you got time. They're they're on their way. Soon as I get just like I told you I was I was in the area. So I'm like well let me stop over here and help him out a little bit. So >> appreciate that. And then I search the bag make sure. So >> y this is your bag here. So, what's the deal? Why'd you have to do what you did today? >> You on hard times? Don't have a job? What's going on? >> Yeah, I mean like I have a job. I've just been struggling recently and like I'll be honest like um like I really didn't have to and I can take full accountability with that. >> Um and I like I am sorry. I I don't want to like I won't return to this target again, but I won't. >> When was the last time you were arrested for this? >> I've never been arrested. >> You never been arrested for this? >> Have you ever been stopped here at Target at this Target before? >> No. She has she >> Have they been here before? >> Yeah, we uh caught me like on the camera, but I've never been in this office before. >> Yeah, we October >> in October. So doing the same thing just [Music] >> that's date of birth. >> That's one I initially got >> and they got one >> a different one before this one. >> Do you have a ID on you or no? >> No. Heavy door. >> Can you tell me how you spell your name, please? >> Which one your driver's license? >> That's the one my driver's license. >> Do you have a picture of your driver's license? >> Um, yeah. >> The cop just wanted one straight answer, a name, plain and simple. But instead of honesty, out came a circus of aliases and scrambled backstories. It felt like watching someone juggle excuses with buttered hands. Each drop making things worse. Even the warning about lying barely slowed her down. Got trash can here. >> Um, >> trash. No can. Trash. No liner. Peanut butter. No jelly. >> Ham. No burger. What movie? Come on. >> What movie is it from? >> Come on. You got never You ain't never got two things that match. Ham, no burger. Peanut butter, no jelly. >> I've heard the same, but I don't know what it's called. >> Friday. Oh, >> Friday. When uh Smokey when when when Smokey's inside uh inside his house ham, no booger, peanut butter, no chili. >> Can you open this right up for me, please? >> I got it. I got it. >> Oh, you got it. I'm not. >> All right, you guys good? >> Yeah, we're good. >> Yep. Yep. All right. See you, J. See you guys. At one point it's a little difficult to see, but at one point it's in her hand and she kind of does like a motion and it disappears into the bag. We'll provide you video with the that room where I took I opened the bag up and kind of took everything out. >> All right. Thank you. >> Y >> All right. This is just standard procedure. Okay. I'm going to read you your rights. All right. Just after every every sentence, you've got to indicate that you understand. Okay. You have the right to remain silent. Do you understand? So, why are we here today? >> Because I shot this. >> Okay. What did you What did you take today? >> Um the items. Um >> Okay. Why did you take these items? >> Um I didn't really have a motive. It was just kind of an impulse. Um, I know I shouldn't have done it and I do regret it. Um, I really don't like I I don't want to like incur any um charges or anything and I'm willing to like um I'm willing to like like give back or like um like do a formal apology or like anything that just like I don't want to lose my job or Okay. Where do you work? >> Um, I work at autism center. >> Okay. >> Um, I've just I'm just been struggling financially recently and I like I just haven't get many hours. Um, >> yeah. And I know it it wasn't right. And um, >> yeah, I'm I'm sorry. I just I don't want to like um >> Miranda writes rolled out like a bad sequel. Her regrets tumbling in a flood of impulse and job jitters. Working at an autism center. Oof. That irony stung sharper than the cuffs clicking shut. She owned the slip up. Begging for a doover sans charges, but the video proof laughed last. Handto bag slight of hand caught red-handed. I just don't want like my life ruined over like a stupid mistake. >> Right. Um, do you shop here often? Like how much how how often would you say you come here? >> Um, honestly not that often. Like >> how many times would you say have you been here? >> Um, probably like less than 10 times if I were to estimate. >> Okay. Have you ever shoplifted from here before? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> All right. Stand up for me. Turn your hands on your back. Turn around. Face the wall for him. >> Face that way. Good. >> They too tight or they good? >> It's okay. >> Okay. >> Am I allowed to like write down a phone number or something? So when we get to the jail, you'll be able to get phone numbers out of your um out of your phone. Okay. We'll grab all that stuff for you. All right. You want your drink to come with you or you want to stay here? I'm going to be honest. I don't think you can bring it. >> So, anything in your pockets? >> No, sir. >> No. Okay. >> What's in your bag? >> Um like personal items. Um, I think I had like some drink mix and like just random stuff. >> Okay, >> you can sit down. >> Yeah, we'll let you know you're going to be trespassing the store for a year. Okay, I'm going to put your trespass in your bag with your belongings. Okay. Can't throw that in there with [Applause] this. Stand up [ __ ] tired. Hold this for me real quick. >> Stand for me. >> Do you have anything in your pocket you're not supposed to have? >> No. >> You have any items at all like money or anything like that? >> Not that I know of >> that they remember. >> Um, if you want to check, you can, but >> yeah, we have to because we're going to put you in the patrol car and you know, you're under arrest, so we have to make sure you don't have any weapons or >> Okay. Um, yeah. I don't I don't have anything in my pockets to my knowledge. >> You don't have anything in your socks? >> No. >> Yeah. We'll let you know. I'm not accusing you of anything. Okay. >> She tried to pull the pity card, drowning in fake regret like it might earn her a discount on charges. But the law doesn't buy drama. Cuffs hit her wrists and every excuse she rehearsed went straight to the trash. That regret showed clear on her face. but too late. Her checkout line led straight to booking. >> But if you have any weed or anything like that on you and you go to the jail and they find it, it's a felony charge. Okay. >> I don't have anything on you. >> Okay. Step back just an inch for me. Widen your stance. Widen more. More. There you go. Anything in your pockets? Nothing that I know of. Good time. Okay. Good. At the end of the day, she got chauffeured in the back of a squad car, headed straight to the station to face her own soundtrack of bad choices. Morale of the story, treat the law like a joke, and you'll end up as the punchline, served a fresh dose of your own medicine, no sugar coating included. She was charged with pettit theft under Florida statute 812.014 and transported to the county booking center without incident. In the end, if you enjoyed the video, hit that like button and drop your thoughts in the comments. Let's see who stands out the most. The best comment gets pinned. 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