By Pat Culverhouse
Two Texas women find themselves in the Webster Parish lockup following their arrest for allegedly walking out of a local pharmacy with nearly $2,000 worth of cosmetics.
Chief of Police Jared McIver said 25-year-old Damyzha Skye Gibson of Brenham and 31-year-old Lyneisha Sashay Stokes of Houston were arrested just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday as they attempted to leave the CVS Pharmacy on Homer Rd.
McIver said MPD Officer Dedrick Anderson arrived at the scene in response to a theft call and reportedly found the two women in a vehicle in the parking lot. With the assistance of Officer Kendale Booker, the pair was detained.
Store surveillance video reportedly showed the two females enter the store, each carrying a large purse. Video footage showed the women placing items from the cosmetics and lotion sections into their purses then leaving the store without paying.
A subsequent search of the vehicle reportedly revealed a large trash bag filled with cosmetic products. The local pharmacy confirmed items came from their stock and from a CVS in Monroe. Total of the stolen items was $1,848.79.
Stokes reportedly told officers she was a make-up artist and this is how she obtains the products. She also reportedly told the officers, “I didn’t think y’all would show up this fast.”
Stokes is charged with one count of felony theft while Gibson is charged with felony theft and resisting arrest by refusing to identify. Both are being held in the parish jail. No bond has been set for either.
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