Its hard to shoplift a TV.
But that didnt stop a man Sunday from walking out with a 23-inch television in plain view of an employee at an electronics store on Academy Boulevard near The Citadel mall.
The man walked into SoundTrack about 5:45 p.m., asked employee Jason Caldwell, Whats going on? and headed for the televisions.
Moments later, the man passed Caldwell clutching a display model of a Phillips LCD television, similar to a flat-screen computer monitor, with his jacket draped over it.
Caldwell told him to stop, that he couldnt just have the TV.
He said he had to take it, Caldwell said. He gave me some story about how someone was going to kill his mom.
Caldwell said the man whipped out a pocket knife and threatened to cut him before fleeing through a fire exit.
He had one last question: Can you give me a 10-second delay before calling the cops?
Caldwell didnt oblige.
Police collared Ashanti Black, 22, hiding a block away at McDonalds. The $1,300 TV was stashed in the womens restroom.
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But that didnt stop a man Sunday from walking out with a 23-inch television in plain view of an employee at an electronics store on Academy Boulevard near The Citadel mall.
The man walked into SoundTrack about 5:45 p.m., asked employee Jason Caldwell, Whats going on? and headed for the televisions.
Moments later, the man passed Caldwell clutching a display model of a Phillips LCD television, similar to a flat-screen computer monitor, with his jacket draped over it.
Caldwell told him to stop, that he couldnt just have the TV.
He said he had to take it, Caldwell said. He gave me some story about how someone was going to kill his mom.
Caldwell said the man whipped out a pocket knife and threatened to cut him before fleeing through a fire exit.
He had one last question: Can you give me a 10-second delay before calling the cops?
Caldwell didnt oblige.
Police collared Ashanti Black, 22, hiding a block away at McDonalds. The $1,300 TV was stashed in the womens restroom.
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