Marietta store manager tackles woman accused of stealing handgun

The Brief

  • Police say a woman tried to steal a handgun from TruPrep in Marietta and was stopped by the store manager.
  • Manager Robert Sheppard, a former law enforcement officer, tackled and restrained the suspect with flex cuffs.
  • The suspect, Priscilla Foster, is in jail without bond and also had stolen ammunition in her purse, police say.

MARIETTA, Ga. The manager of a Marietta store took down a woman who police say tried to steal a handgun from the shop.

The backstory:

Robert Sheppard was working at TruPrep on November 19 when a woman asked to see a gun. Once the firearm was in her hands, police say she started jogging toward the door.

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