26-year-old Daekwon Cunningham ran out of the JW Marriott after being unable to pay his room bill on October 26th. Hotel security advised officers that a male using a fake North Carolina ID charged $2600 for his stay, including $1,400 in charges from food & beverage, and refused to pay after his card on file declined and fled the scene. Cunningham was observed sprinting down the road on 8th Ave. S by officers as they were alerted to the incident by Hotel Security. Cunningham was positively identified and taken into custody for theft.
Day: October 27, 2023
Doris Young steals wallet from Ulta Beauty in Green Hills Mall
66-year-old Doris Young walked into the Ulta at Green Hills Mall and stole a wallet that was sitting on the counter on October 17th, according to police. Surveillance shows Young walking up to an Ulta employee workstation, grabbing a wallet, and leaving the area. Julia Mallonee filed a police report stating her wallet was stolen from her workstation. Officers were advised that Young made a purchase as well and were given her Ulta membership information. Young admitted to stealing the wallet and throwing it away when officers called her phone, and was charged with theft.
George Griffin charged as driver in fireworks assault of couple walking their dog
20-year-old George Griffin was driving the vehicle from which Preston ‘Davis’ Cannon shot large mortar-style fireworks at a couple who were walking their dog on September 15. Keiffer Smith and Leah Langfelder were walking their dog near Scarlet Ridge Drive and Autumn Crossing Way when a vehicle approached them, and fireworks were launched from the vehicle, exploding in their direction. One of the explosions struck Mr. Smith. Interviews and video surveillance revealed Cannon to be the person who shot the fireworks and Griffin as the driver. Elijah Schuerman, a friend of Cannon and Griffin, told officers during an interview that multiple fireworks were thrown from the vehicle before this incident. Griffin was arrested for two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and a fireworks violation on October 26th.