RCSO: Shoplifter points firearm at investigator while fleeing Walmart, suspect apprehended

RCSO: Shoplifter points firearm at investigator while fleeing Walmart, suspect apprehended

AUGUSTA (WJBF) - On Saturday, May 31st at approximately 2:58 p.m., Investigator Michael Cole, who was working a special duty assignment at Walmart located at 3338 Wrightsboro Road, attempted to apprehend a suspected shoplifter. Authorities say, during the encounter, the suspect, later identified as 43-year-old Edward Morris brandished a handgun from his waistband and pointed it at Investigator Cole before fleeing on foot. Investigator Cole immed…