Walmart robbery resulted in high-speed chase, assault in Windsor
(KRON) – A high-speed chase occurred after a man and woman allegedly stole more than $1,000 of merchandise at Walmart, according to a press release from the Windsor Police Department and the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.
Sonoma County Sheriff’s deputies were alerted to a robbery at Walmart in Windsor around 4 p.m. on Friday. Deputies were informed of a man and a woman loading a shopping cart with more than $1,000 worth of merchandise.
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The woman exited the store and got into a vehicle. The man was heading to the exit with the shopping cart when a loss prevention officer stopped the suspect. According to deputies, the loss prevention officer was on the phone with the Sheriff’s Office dispatch center when the suspect destroyed the loss prevention officer’s phone and assaulted him.
The man filled the car with the stolen merchandise and began to flee with the woman in the passenger seat, according to deputies.
The man was identified as 31-year-old Evan Murden and the woman was identified as 33-year-old Destiny Turney.
Deputies located the suspects near Hembree Lane and attempted to conduct an enforcement stop, but Murden failed to comply. According to deputies, Murden reached 109 mph on Highway 101 in central Windsor in the vehicle pursuit.
Deputies disabled the suspect’s vehicle northbound on Highway 101 at the Dry Creek off-ramp. Murden dashed from the car and left Turney.
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Turney was arrested and booked for conspiracy, shoplifting, possession of a controlled substance and an outstanding arrest warrant from San Mateo County. According to deputies, she was released on a citation.
A perimeter was set with the assistance of the Healdsburg Police Department. According to deputies, Murden was found hiding in an outside stairwell at The Lodge.
Murden was arrested and booked into the Sonoma County jail for robbery, felony evading, vandalism, damaging a wireless device and resisting arrest. His bail was set at $50,000.
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