Teen won’t be prosecuted as adult in Augusta clerk’s death

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – More than a year and a half after a shoplifting incident turned deadly, the DA decided not to prosecute the teenage suspect as an adult.

Authorities say convenience store clerk Chong Chon, 74, died from her injuries nearly a month after being pushed down during a shoplifting incident at 3232 Deans Bridge Road.

Authorities said she tried to stop two females and a male juvenile from shoplifting a 12-pack of beer, when one of them shoved her…

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