Shoplifting incident became assault, police say
13.09.11
Orangeburg Reckon on of Public Safety
An Orangeburg man was arrested after police said a shoplifting
do became an assault.
The incident began Saturday morning, when employees of Ace
Machinery tried to stop a suspected shoplifter, according to an ODPS
skirmish report.
The employees said the man started fighting them as they tried
to exhibit him for police. The report said the physical struggle
continued toward the leaving, with the man dropping Sawzall blades and
a Maglite as they moved toward the door.
Enforce allege the man said he could not go to jail, and he
presented a box cutter and started slashing it in an staff member's
direction. The manager tried to stop him and got a deep cut on his
set upright hand, the report claims.
The man took off toward Sims Avenue, with the employees
following. An officer tackled him, but he refused to put his hands
behind his back, the story said.
The ODPS officer was able to get handcuffs on the man with the
ease of the two employees, plus a passerby who held the man's
feet.
Source: The Times and Democrat