Authorities in Georgia have arrested and charged a lady after footage that was made public confirmed her urging her 7-year-old daughter to steal a handbag that had been left on the sales space of a restaurant they’d gone to.
In response to FOX 5 Atlanta, the March 2 incident occurred at The Juicy Crab, a busy restaurant in Newnan, Georgia. The suspect, recognized as 27-year-old Kenya Butler, and her three kids have been a part of a gaggle that had gone to the restaurant to dine.
Det. Taylor Dalton of the Newnan Police Division stated that Butler was recognized because the “offender on this case” after the “story aired within the media.” The 27-year-old suspect has since been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and theft by taking. Her 7-year-old daughter was finally absolved of any wrongdoing.
Within the wake of the incident, police recognized Butler as the girl noticed within the surveillance video. The footage exhibits Butler making her method to an empty sales space whereas her daughter follows. She then tells the minor one thing earlier than the 7-year-old takes the purse from the empty seating space. The minor is seen leaving the restaurant with the purse as her mom follows.
Dalton stated Butler, nonetheless, didn’t present details about urging her daughter to grab the purse, FOX 5 Atlanta reported. “Whereas she did touch upon some features of the case, that’s one a part of it, she declined to touch upon,” Dalton stated.
Butler and the group she was with additionally racked up an over $500 invoice for consuming on the restaurant, however they left with out paying. A person police say was purported to pay the group’s invoice was additionally captured on surveillance video.
Police are but to establish that man.
