Man caught on camera trying to shoot police officer in loss prevention room at Walmart
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By Cassandra Nist, Avery Williams, Aria Janel and Andrew McMunn
Published: Dec. 20, 2025 at 7:55 AM GMT+7
STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) – A man in Ohio was charged Thursday after police said he stole several items from a Walmart shopping center and tried to shoot an officer in the head.
Canton Police said the officer responded around 1:45 p.m. to the Walmart on Atlantic Boulevard NE for suspected shoplifting.
The officer was inside the loss prevention office with 21-year-old Shane Newman and 23-year-old Katerina Jeffrey when police said Newman pulled out a handgun.
Police said Newman then attempted to shoot the officer, but the gun did not fire.
A Walmart protection associate jumped onto Newman before he could try to shoot the gun again.
Newman was then taken to the floor by the officer and arrested.
In body camera video, the officer can be heard explaining he did not want to shoot Newman because he did not want to risk hitting the Walmart employee that was on top of him.
“The safety and security of our customers and associates is always a top priority,” Jessie Carpenter, Walmart Asset Protection Operations Coach, said in a statement. “We’re proud of the brave action our asset protection associate took to maintain the safety of everyone in our store. We’ll continue to work with police as they investigate.”
Court records show the 21-year-old is charged with attempted murder, felonious assault on a police officer, robbery, drug possession and having a weapon under disability.
Police said Jeffrey is charged with complicity to commit a robbery.
Due to a previous felony conviction, Newman was not allowed to own or have a firearm, court records show.
After Newman’s arrest, officers said they recovered 50 blue pills identified as Molly, according to the records.
Newman and Jeffrey appeared in Canton Municipal court Friday. Newman was issued a $1 Million bond. Jeffrey was handed a $500,000 bond.
They are both expected back in Court on Dec. 23.
“This incident is a reminder of the ever-present threat of violence against police officers and the gracious provision of God’s protection,” Canton Police Chief John Gabbard said. “Thank you to all of you who regularly pray with me for our officers and our community.”
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to call Canton police at 330-649-5800 or 330-489-3144.
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Gainesville man arrested, charged with indecent exposure at Walmart, book store
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By WCJB Staff
Published: Sep. 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM GMT+7|Updated: Sep. 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM GMT+7
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – A Gainesville man is facing charges of exposure of sexual organs and indecent exposure after numerous reports of touching himself in public.
Dominique Merricks, 29, was seen touching himself inside the Walmart on Southwest 42nd Street, according to the Gainesville Police Department.
Employees were notified that he had been following a female customer around the store, and he was asked to leave.
Later that afternoon, Merricks was seen touching himself in a 2nd & Charles store by an unidentified victim.
Officers responded to 2nd & Charles the following day to issue a trespassing warning, where Merricks confirmed his identity in video footage of the incidents.
Officers say they found marijuana in Merricks’ pocket.
He was arrested Tuesday and was additionally charged with possession of less than 20 grams of cannabis.
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Prosecutors seek terrorism charges for suspect in Michigan Walmart knife attack
Nation Jul 27, 2025 5:52 PM EST
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A man accused of entering a Walmart in Michigan and randomly stabbing 11 shoppers before being detained by bystanders in the store parking lot is expected to face terrorism and multiple assault charges, authorities said Sunday.
Grand Traverse County Sheriff Michael Shea said a motive behind the attack by Bradford Gille of Afton, Michigan, remains unclear. Gille, who Shea said had “prior assaultive incidents as well as controlled substance violations,” said very little as he was arrested. The man is expected to be charged with one count of terrorism and 11 counts of assault with intent to murder.
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Shea praised the quick response by law officers who arrived within three minutes of receiving the call about the stabbing — as well as a group of bystanders who intervened and detained Gille in the parking lot of the store in Traverse City. The community of about 16,000 people is along Lake Michigan.
Gille entered the store at 4:10 p.m. and remained there for some time before the attack began, authorities said. Calls began coming in to authorities at 4:43 p.m. on Saturday and a sheriff’s deputy arrived at 4:46 p.m.
He said the “remarkable” efforts likely prevented others from being harmed, adding a 3 and 1/2 inch (nearly 9-centimeter) cutting blade was used in the attack.
“I cannot commend everyone that was involved enough,” Shea said at a news conference. “When you stop and look from the time of call to the time of actual custody, the individual was detained within one minute.”
Terrorism charges
Gille remained jailed and his name did not appear Sunday in Michigan’s online jail records. Messages left Sunday with phone numbers and an email listed for Gille were not immediately returned. His previous court cases did not have an attorney’s name listed in public records.
Grand Traverse County Prosecutor Noelle Moeggenberg told reporters that the terrorism charge will be brought due to the fact that the attack impacted the community, rather than one individual.
“It’s something that is done not to individual people, not to those individual victims — obviously they are most affected — but it is, we believe, in some ways done to affect the entire community, to put fear in the entire community and to change how maybe we operate on a daily basis,” Moeggenberg said. “So that is why we are looking at that terrorism charge.”
Shea said the 11 victims were both men and women and they ranged in age from 29 to 84 and included one Walmart employee. Munson Medical Center Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tom Schermerhorn, speaking at Sunday’s news conference, said one patient was treated and released; two were in serious condition; and the rest are in fair condition. All were expected to survive.
Witness accounts
Steven Carter was loading his truck in the Walmart parking lot when he saw a man with a knife stab a woman in the throat.
About five minutes later, he said, the attacker was surrounded by shoppers in the parking lot, including one who was holding a gun. The group of five or six people kept yelling to the man to “drop the knife,” he said, and the man responded: “I don’t care, I don’t care.” He kept backing away from the crowd, before someone tackled and subdued him.
“At first, it was disbelief. I thought maybe it was like a terror attack,” said Carter, who delivers customer orders from Walmart. “And then it was fear, disbelief, shock. And that was, it was just amazing. And it all happened fast. Like he was totally subdued on the ground by the time police arrived.”
Emergency vehicles and uniformed first responders gathered in the parking lot of the shopping center that houses several other retail stores. Authorities also were seen interviewing employees, still wearing blue uniform vests and name tags as the investigation unfolded.
Tiffany DeFell, 36, who lives in Honor, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) from Traverse City, said she was in the store’s parking lot when she saw chaos erupt around her.
“It was really scary. Me and my sister were just freaking out,” she said. “This is something you see out of the movies. It’s not what you expect to see where you’re living.”
Shea said the weapon involved appeared to be a folding-style knife, adding that the stabbing started near the checkout counter of the store and that his victims were “not predetermined.”
Walmart said in a statement that it would continue to work closely with law enforcement in the investigation. It said store associates would be paid while the store remains closed and that counseling services would be made available to them. It wasn’t known when the store would reopen.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said in a social media post that bureau officials were responding to “provide any necessary support.”
Traverse City is a popular vacation spot. It is known for its cherry festival, wineries and lighthouses and is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
Casey reported from Boston. Associated Press writer Sophia Tareen contributed from Chicago.
