Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Marnisha Jarkeyra Smith, 18, was taken into custody yesterday, accused of collaborating with juvenile accomplices to steal goods valued at over $1,100 from seven stores in the Oaks Mall.
On August 5 in the afternoon, Smith and three co-defendants reportedly took items from Dillards ($232), Aeropostale ($200), Belk ($134), F.Y.E. ($180), Hollister ($260), Altar’d State ($120), and Charlotte Russe ($73), amounting to a total of $1,139.
Two of the juveniles are 15 years old; the third co-defendant is not listed on the arrest report.
When approached by a Belk Loss Prevention Officer, the defendants allegedly fled from the store but were subsequently apprehended by a Gainesville Police Department officer on an RTS bus.
Post Miranda, all four defendants reportedly admitted taking items from seven stores.
Smith faces charges of grand theft, engaging in a scheme to defraud, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. She has no prior adult criminal record, and Judge Meshon Rawls ordered her released on her own recognizance.
Articles about arrests are derived from law enforcement agency reports. The charges mentioned are sourced from the arrest report and/or court records and are merely accusations. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
