Jacqueline Stokes - Woman Arrested For Alleged Theft Break’s Security Officer’s Nose

Jacqueline Stokes Jail Intake

Clermont, Florida (The Weekly Vice) -- Jacqueline Stokes, a 41-year-old Lake Wales, Florida woman was arrested on a felony theft charge after she allegedly broke a security officer's nose after she was caught shoplifting.

According to Clermont authorities, Stokes and her husband were shopping inside an area Wal-Mart Sunday afternoon when security officer Eric Dillard observed the woman stuffing merchandise in a Wal-Mart bag before strolling out of the store without paying for the items.

When the security officer stopped the couple and asked them to step back inside the store, both allegedly attempted to flee. The security officer then grabbed the woman's arm, but when the officer attempted to bring her back to the security office, she allegedly hit him in the nose, according to the arrest report.

The woman's husband was able to flee to a vehicle, however another Wal-Mart employee followed him to the couple's home in Lake Wales and then contacted the Polk County Sheriff's department. Stokes was arrested - his fifth arrest for theft, according to the sheriff's office arrest report.

Jacqueline Stokes was booked into the Lake County Jail on a charge of 5th-degree felony theft. She was held pending a $2,000 bond. She is scheduled to appear in court on the charge on Dec 29.

The security officer was treated at a nearby hospital for a broken nose.

Danny Vice
The Weekly Vice
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