Wanted Maryland Felons Lead Pennsylvania State Police On Wild Chase Following Robbery

A Baltimore group of shoplifters— together with needed felonies— led police on a wild chase in Pennsylvania, authorities say.

Pennsylvania state police have been first referred to as to the retail theft on the Below Armour retailer on Gettysburg Village Drive on Nov. 11 round 3:30 p.m., based on the court docket paperwork obtained by Every day Voice. 

When police arrived they noticed six folks in darkish clothes sporting medical masks fleeing the shop whereas throwing stolen merchandise, based on the legal grievance. 

The group all tried to suit right into a 2007 silver/gray Infiniti G35 with the Maryland license plate 8EW715, the police detailed within the court docket paperwork.

One girl, later recognized as Keira Antonique-Sharlis Knox, was shoved out of the automobile as they blew previous the police. Knox then led troopers on a foot chase, earlier than she was apprehended and gave authorities a pretend title, however fingerprinting later recognized her as somebody needed on three warrants for unknown expenses in Maryland. 

Extra troopers adopted the Infiniti that was now going 60 mph in a parking zone, ultimately, troopers cleared the world and blocked it off from the general public. Then, troopers used a precision immobilization method to cease the automobile.

All 5 folks hopped out and three have been caught after a quick foot chase. 

The Infiniti later was positioned and found to have been stolen from Baltimore, based on the police.

Knox was charged with felony retail theft, evading arrest, flight to keep away from apprehension, and false identification. She has been held on the Adams County Jail court docket data present.

Darnjai Raheem, 24, was charged with felony retail theft, evading arrest, and conspiracy to commit theft and was then launched on $5,000 bail. His preliminary listening to has been scheduled earlier than Magisterial District Choose Christopher A. Snyder on Nov. 23, based on his court docket docket. 

Raheem was beforehand concerned in a $10,000 “seize and go” theft at Dick’s Sporting Items on Jonestown Street in Decrease Paxton Township in 2019, as ABC27 reported on the time. 

Martray McNair was charged with retail theft, evading arrest, and conspiracy to commit theft and was held within the Adams County Jail on $5,000 bail court docket data present.

McNair was beforehand arrested as a part of a drug ring in Baltimore in 2020, based on metropolis police as WJZ beforehand reported.

Jennia Patricia Melvin, 28, was charged with retail theft, evading arrest, and conspiracy to commit theft. Melvin, of Baltimore, was launched on $5,000 bail.

Two of the suspects stay at giant and police are persevering with to research to establish them.

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