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"Stealing from our local businesses is unacceptable, and resorting to violence acting violently only makes the consequences far more severe," said Sheriff Carmine Marceno. "I'm proud of the deputies and detectives who worked together to quickly locate the suspects, recover the stolen property, and ensure everyone involved was brought to justice."

Yesterday, deputies responded to the Nordstrom Rack in Bell Tower after a loss prevention employee attempted to recover stolen merchandise from a woman leaving the store.

During the struggle, the suspect repeatedly kicked the employee before returning moments later and striking him in the back of the head with a stolen shoe.

The suspects fled the scene, attempting to avoid identification by covering the getaway vehicle's license plate with a red t-shirt.

Thanks to quick communication and coordinated efforts, deputies located the vehicle on US-41 and conducted a traffic stop.

During the stop, the driver, identified as Mylena Green, admitted to taking merchandise from the store and being involved in the altercation.

As deputies attempted to take her into custody, she violently resisted, kicking deputies multiple times and attempted to grab one deputy's agency-issued Taser.

Surveillance video, body-worn camera footage, and witness statements, all showed both suspects working together to conceal merchandise, pass all points of sale without paying, and attempt to hide their vehicle's license plate before fleeing.

Green was arrested and charged with:
• Battery
• Petit Theft
• Three counts of Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer
• Depriving Law Enforcement of Means of Protection or Communication

Her partner in crime, Felton Heath, was detained without incident and charged with Petit Theft. ... See MoreSee Less