Woman banned from Walmart said she stole meat to feed kids
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman who says she tried to steal meat from a Walmart in Paragould, Arkansas, to feed her five children has been sentenced to 36 months of probation.
Latisha Davis was already banned from Walmart when she was caught shoplifting at the supercenter on West Kingshighway last October.
The arrest came just three months after the Trumann woman was accused of leaving three of her kids, ages 1, 3, and 15, inside a hot house without food.
Mom accused of leaving 3 kids alone in hot house
Body cam footage showed an officer finding only milk in the fridge. Trumann police said the temperature inside the home on Mildred Avenue was over 90 degrees.
Body camera footage shows kids left alone in hot house pleading for help
Davis pleaded guilty to one count of child endangerment in that case and received 48 months of supervised probation. At the time of her arrest, the children's father was given temporary custody of the kids. It's not clear who has them now.
Paragould police said Davis told them she knew she had been banned from all Walmart locations when she tried to hide food items in cardboard boxes to take out of the store.
Investigators said when they asked her why she needed to steal 'all that meat,' she said she had five kids to feed and times had been hard.
Davis isn't the first person in the Mid-South recently banned from Walmart stores nationwide.
Alleged serial shoplifter banned from every Walmart in the USA
Ashley Cross, 37, was arrested earlier this month after she allegedly tried to steal $137.34 worth of items in the self-checkout line at the Walmart on Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis.
Police said Cross was on an 'Authorization of Agency list' and was not allowed at any Walmart in the United States due to her previous shoplifting encounters.
Terry Brown, 48, was also banned from Walmart and Sam's Club in November of 2024.
Police said Brown was arrested on Feb. 6 for trespassing after he entered the Walmart on Austin Peay Highway.
Store employees said Brown signed a notification of restriction from the property, acknowledging that he was permanently banned from all Walmart and Sam's locations.
It does appear Brown was charged with anything. Cross next court date is Feb. 27.
WREG contacted Walmart to find out what it takes for someone to be banned from all their stores, but we have not received a response.
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