Woman guzzles down 6-pack of beer inside Target dressing room, steals $200 in merchandise, cops say

By Lucia Suarez Sang

Published March 12, 2019

Elysia Johnson allegedly drank a six-pack of beer inside a Target dressing room before walking out with $200 in merchandise. (Lathrop Police Department)

A suspected shoplifter was arrested Saturday after allegedly stealing a six-pack of beer, guzzling it down inside a Target dressing room and then walking out of the store with $200 in unpaid merchandise.

Police in Lathrop, California said Elysia Johnson walked into a local Target and filled a shopping cart with clothing and a six-pack of Stella Artois beer. She then locked herself inside one of the dressing rooms and spent more than an hour “drinking the six-pack.”

“After consuming the six beers, Johnson exited the store without paying for any of the items. She had over $200 worth of items in her possession,” police said in a Facebook post Sunday.

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The Target loss prevention officer detained Johnson until police arrived and she was arrested on a shoplifting charge.

Johnson also had three outstanding warrants: for petty theft, battery, and resisting, obstructing or delaying a peace officer, the Sacramento Bee reported.

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She is being held on $60,000 bail and is set to appear in court Tuesday.

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