Employee assaulted, over $200k worth of merchandise grabbed in attempted Chanel store robbery
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Four suspects have been arrested after assaulting an employee during an attempted Chanel store robbery in Northwest, D.C.
The suspects have been identified as 18-year-old Devin Wingate, of Suitland, Maryland, and 30-year-old Tyrik Hagood, of Northeast, D.C., 32-year-old James Crumpler-Nichols, and 38-year-old Jamar Tolson, both of no fixed address.
4 suspects use fire extinguisher as distraction during attempted Chanel store robbery in DC
The Metropolitan Police Department took four suspects into custody following an attempted Chanel store robbery in D.C.
According to police, the suspects then proceeded to spray a fire extinguisher, assaulted one of the employees, who was a special police officer, and put $217,644.50 worth of merchandise into a large duffel bag.
Police say the suspects damaged the front door and fled the scene.
Tolson was charged with simple assault.