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Knife-wielding shoplifter charged in Hennepin County Court
Suspect allegedly stole items from a Bloomington Wal-Mart
By TIM HARLOW, Star Tribune
Last update: January 15, 2008 - 2:42 PM
A knife-wielding shoplifter who stabbed two loss-prevention agents at a Bloomington Wal-Mart store last week was charged today with two counts of first-degree aggravated robbery and two counts second-degree assault, according to a criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County District Court.
David Barnes, 57, allegedly stabbed one loss prevention officer in the arm and another in the leg as they tried to stop him from leaving the store because he failed to pay for a pellet gun and two pair of Levis that he had stuffed in a backpack, the complaint said.
Barnes got in a car and drove away, but one of the injured officers took down his license plate, the complaint said. Police caught up to Barnes a short distance from the store at 715 E. 78th St. in Bloomington after a chase in which speeds reached nearly 100 miles per hour, the complaint said.
Barnes hit several vehicle before he pulled over, the complaint said.
Both loss prevention officers were treated at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.
Knife-wielding shoplifter charged in Hennepin County Court
Suspect allegedly stole items from a Bloomington Wal-Mart
By TIM HARLOW, Star Tribune
Last update: January 15, 2008 - 2:42 PM
A knife-wielding shoplifter who stabbed two loss-prevention agents at a Bloomington Wal-Mart store last week was charged today with two counts of first-degree aggravated robbery and two counts second-degree assault, according to a criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County District Court.
David Barnes, 57, allegedly stabbed one loss prevention officer in the arm and another in the leg as they tried to stop him from leaving the store because he failed to pay for a pellet gun and two pair of Levis that he had stuffed in a backpack, the complaint said.
Barnes got in a car and drove away, but one of the injured officers took down his license plate, the complaint said. Police caught up to Barnes a short distance from the store at 715 E. 78th St. in Bloomington after a chase in which speeds reached nearly 100 miles per hour, the complaint said.
Barnes hit several vehicle before he pulled over, the complaint said.
Both loss prevention officers were treated at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.
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