WALDORF, Md. – On August 3 at 1:34 p.m., patrol officers responded to a business in the 3300 block of Western Parkway in Waldorf for the report of a shoplifting in progress. Loss prevention employees observed two females and a male enter the store, grab two carts and reusable shopping bags, and walk around the store placing various items inside the bags; the bags and carts were completely filled. Loss prevention employees of the business recognized one of the suspects as a known shoplifter with previous thefts from the business totaling over $20,000.
Upon officers’ arrival, the three suspects fled out of the back fire door with the carts and items, where officers, who were already staged in the area, apprehended the male suspect. The females fled to the front of the store, where one of the females was stopped. The third female fled across the street and tried to get inside a waiting vehicle; however, officers were able to prevent the driver from fleeing, and the woman was taken into custody.
The shoplifters were subsequently arrested and identified as Sheldon White, age 39, of Washington, D.C., Ashanti Darnesha McClam, age 22, of Oxon Hill, and Sommora Therlasa Middleton, age 29, of Washington, D.C. The driver was identified as Darwin Marquette Jones, 34, of Washington, D.C…