AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – A second man faces retail fraud charges in a shoplifting case at a Home Depot which prompted a customer to fire shots in the parking lot of the Auburn Hills store.
Lloyd Wenn, 52, of Flint, has been charged with retail fraud (first degree). Wenn and 46-year-old Anthony Harris, also of Flint, are accused of stealing more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from the Home Depot on Oct. 6. Harris faces the same charge.
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-- Anthony Harris
Meanwhile, 46-year-old Tatiana Duva-Rodriguez, of Clarkston, who held a concealed pistol license, is accused of shooting at the tires of the shoplifters' fleeing vehicle in what the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office called a "misguided attempt to disable the vehicle."
Police said her shots hit the vehicle, flattening one of the tires, as it was leaving the store on Joslyn Road. No one was injured. She has been cooperating with police.
-- Tatiana Duva-Rodriguez
"We are grateful that nothing more serious happened as a result of the decision to fire a weapon in a busy parking lot," said Auburn Hills Police Chief Doreen Olko. "We do not encourage bystanders to insert themselves into incidents because of the potential for deadly consequences.
Wenn's bond was set at $10,000 cash while Harris' was set $25,000 cash. Both remain lodged at the Oakland County Jail.
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