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MOUNT PLEASANT, SC Sept 30 2011 – An 18-year-old man facing murder charges told police that he stabbed a man multiple times outside a Walmart in Mount Pleasant.

The Mount Pleasant Police Department charged Darius Green with the murder of 20-year-old David Moultrie on Wednesday.

Court documents indicate that Green provided police with a written statement saying that he had a physical altercation with Moultrie, which led to the stabbing Wednesday afternoon outside a Walmart in the Oakland Market shopping center on US 17 North.

Witnesses described how what started off as a normal trip to the store quickly turned into a terrifying experience.

“Employees were seen running away from cash registers,” said witness Dan Wilkins. “Gates were being slid shut by small business owners. Managers were starting to rush people out of the store.”

According to Mt Pleasant police, the chaos began when Moultrie, a Walmart employee, and Green got into a fight outside of the store. Police say that is when Green stabbed Moultrie, who then staggered back into Walmart’s lobby where he collapsed and later died.

Shortly after the stabbing, Wilkins and his daughter, Kelsie were inside the store shopping when they heard a loud noise, which they say sounded like a gunshot. The sound sent employees and customers scrambling for a place to hide.

“They were yelling ‘get out, get out!’ ” Wilkins recalled.

Police later said that the loud noise was caused by a falling shelf. Police say it is unusual to see a violent crime like this in Mt Pleasant and in the middle of the day in a crowded area.

“The possibility of becoming a victim of violent crime in Mt. Pleasant is very slim but it does happen,” said Capt. Stan Gragg of the Mt. Pleasant Police Department.

In the last six months there’s been more crime in Mt. Pleasant than there has been in the last five years.

“This is a pretty safe community in Mt. Pleasant, so this is a real surprise,” Wilkins said.

Earlier this month, in the same shopping plaza, two men forced their way into the back of a McDonald’s restaurant, shooting one of the store managers and making off with cash. Those suspects have since been arrested.

In Wednesday’s stabbing, Mt. Pleasant police say they detained Green in Awendaw shortly after the fight.

Police closed the Walmart for several hours while they were investigating, but it reopened later Wednesday night.

Source:WCSC

Atlanta area shoplifting gang arrested www.privateofficer.com

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BUFORD(Metro Atlanta) GA Aug 26 2008 – Gwinnett County Police officers say three shoplifting suspects they arrested at a Wal-Mart in Buford may be responsible for shopliftings at other stores in North Georgia.

Cpl. Illana Spellman says after their arrests last Thursday, it was discovered they were wanted by several other jurisdictions for similar thefts.

A loss prevention officer at the Wal-Mart on Sardis Church Road in Buford who called 9-1-1, told the operator that a man was waiting in the parking lot and that two women were inside attempting to steal televisions.

The officer also said the same suspects attempted to steal televisions from a Wal-Mart in Commerce earlier in the day.

When officers arrived, the male suspect was found waiting in the parking lot in a green, Chevrolet Tahoe. After making contact with the male, it was discovered that he was a wanted person by Stephens County Sheriff’s Office for felony Theft by Taking.

He was identified as 22 year old, Francisco Resto of Fayetteville. The arrest warrant was originally obtained by the City of Toccoa Police Department as the result of an investigation where a television was stolen from their area Wal-Mart.

According to the loss prevention officer, each suspect had loaded a shopping cart with 37- and 32-inch televisions along with two hooded shirts and parked them near store exists.

All three suspects were arrested and charged with Criminal Attempt to Commit Theft by Shoplifting.

Two of the suspects, 19 year old, Darius Green and 17 year old, Shekira Lumpkin, both of Atlanta, were additionally charged with Giving False Name to an officer. Lumpkin and Green are currently being held at the Gwinnett County Detention Center.

Resto was transferred to another agency to face criminal charges.

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