US EditionKent Teen Posed as Wheelchair in Supermarket Robbery Before Attacking Guard
Brown used a wheelchair disguise to steal beer and assaulted staff, resulting in injuries and a 3-year, 1-month prison sentence, police said.
- On Thursday, Davey Brown, 19, pleaded guilty and was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court to three years and one month's imprisonment.
- Davey Brown, 19, pretended to be a wheelchair user with an unidentified accomplice at Sainsbury's in Staplehurst, hiding two crates of beer beneath a jacket on his lap to leave without paying.
- A security guard was punched and hit with thrown bottles and cans as Brown tried to escape, injuring one shop employee who required treatment.
- Following the case, prosecutors recorded charges of robbery, affray, two counts of damaging property, common assault, using threatening words and behaviour, using a motor vehicle on a road without insurance, and disqualified him from driving; a 17-year-old boy was also arrested and charged.
- Police detained Brown about 30 minutes after the incident; PC Ricky Strong said Brown endangered a motorist, attacked staff, and threatened arresting officers.
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Convenience StoreKent teen posed as wheelchair in supermarket robbery before attacking guard
The teenager posed as a wheelchair user while trying to steal from a Sainsbury's
A 19-year-old has been arrested in Staplehurst, Kent (southeastern England) after attempting to rob a supermarket by pretending to be a disabled person in a wheelchair.As the Mirror picks up, Davey Brown was arrested for the robbery and for attempting to assault an employee of a Sainbury's supermarket, whom he threw the beer cans he had stolen when trying to close his way.According to this medium, with the help of an accomplice, he pretended to …
Man who faked being disabled jailed after assaulting Sainsbury’s staff when beer heist failed
A 19-year-old man has been jailed after assaulting Sainsbury's staff while attempting to steal beer in a wheelchair.CCTV footage showed Davey Brown, of Winch’s Garth in Staplehurst, Kent, hurling stolen cans at store security as they attempted to prevent him from leaving the Sainsbury’s on Station Road.The video, from June 3, showed Brown being wheeled by an accomplice through the supermarket's drinks aisle, where he could be seen stashing two c…
The Independent
The Independent (US)Shoplifter poses as wheelchair user to steal beer before assaulting security guard
A violent robber posed as a wheelchair user to steal from a supermarket before assaulting a security guard in Kent. Davey Brown, 19, of Winch’s Garth, Staplehurst, pretended to be a wheelchair user, assisted by an accomplice. He hid two crates of beer under a jacket on his lap and tried to leave without paying at a Sainsbury's in Staplehurst. When challenged by a security guard, Brown punched the man and threw beer bottles, cans, and other items…
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