Demario Rigney, Brooklyn Andrews and Darniqua Thompson shoplifted $2,976 worth of merchandise from store shelves, according to Bellevue police reports.
“When loss prevention attempted to stop the subjects, Darniqua [Thompson] pepper sprayed the loss prevention officers, and they fled from Macy’s on foot,” the report said.
Bellevue police spokesman Seth Tyler told KIRO 7 that “anywhere between four and 12 bystanders had some sort of residual pepper spray effects.”
The loss prevention officers were also hit with the spray.
According to court documents, Andrews and Thompson ran to a 2000 Chevy Lumina driven by Clenten Terrell. Demario Rigney fled on foot. All four suspects were soon detained by police and booked into the King County Correctional Facility in downtown Seattle on investigation of robbery, assault, and theft .
Officer Tyler said had they not used pepper spray, they would most likely face misdemeanor shoplifting charges instead of felonies.
On Wednesday, Superior Court Judge Mark Chow found probable cause to hold all four of them on potential charges of robbery and theft. Bail for all four was set at between $10,000 and $100,000 based on their alleged involvement and their criminal history.Of the four, only Terrell has no priors.
Rigney has convictions for assault, firearms, and robbery. He got out of jail just six months ago.
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