Tag: exclusive shopping

The Takedown of a #BoosterClub Icon: Juwan Williams (Jade Caruthers) #Arrested

Jason Steen

Juwan Shakur Williams (24), who went by the female name of ‘Jade Caruthers’ (also Pooh Williams), was taken into custody in Nashville on Friday afternoon in a partnership with MNPD officers, detectives, Franklin PD, Metro’s AirONE police helicopter, and her car dealership, who provided real-time GPS tracking. Juwan Williams was wanted for dozens of cases, in counties all over middle Tennessee for his role in leading a team of boosters, stealing clothes and other items from retail stores and re-selling at a much discounted price. In addition to those cases,…

New #BoosterClub Arrests: Melissa Moore & DeMario Taylor

Jason Steen

Melissa Moore & DeMario Taylor were arrested on Thursday at what appears to be the favorite store of Nashville’s #BoosterClub recently – Kohl’s. The two were observed taking items throughout the store worth $1,149.50, including taking shoes from boxes, athletic, & menswear, and placing them in a cart in preparation to push them out the door without paying. When store security anticipated their plan, MNPD was contacted for assistance. MNPD was in communication with the store security when DeMario Taylor and Melissa Moore pushed the items out the door, and…

Booster Busted by a Broken Tail Light: Lawanda Dashay Givans Arrested.

Jason Steen

Just before 11PM Wednesday night, one of Nashville’s most wanted boosters was picked up on 9 outstanding warrants, many of which were felonies, all because she was riding in car with a broken tail light – and one new charge. The Exclusive Shopping club just got a little bit smaller. According to MNPD, Officer Alan Digruttolo stopped the vehicle that Lawanda Givans was a passenger in after he observed it traveling on Charlotte Avenue with no working tail lights on the vehicle. When Officer Digruttolo approached the vehicle, there was an…

Another Booster Busted: Shonterrica Gaines. She’s a runner! #BoosterClub

Jason Steen

On Thursday, Shonterrica Gaines was arrested on multiple charges after attempting to boost $789 worth of merchandise from Victoria’s Secret, but she was not about to go down without a fight. MNPD had to chase her the length of two football fields before she was taken into custody. On 02/08/18, Shonterrica Gaines and a co-defendant (Sagovia McKenzie) were inside Victoria’s Secret when loss prevention observed them via security cameras loading items into plastic H&M shopping bags. The loss prevention officer followed the defendants out of the store and then the…

Another #BoosterClub Bust: Sagovia McKenzie Arrested

Jason Steen

On Wednesday, 02/07/18, well known ‘booster’ (shoplifter) Sagovia McKenzie got caught in the act. Yet another member of the ‘Exclusive Shopping’ #BoosterClub that is one arrest closer to spending real time in jail. This week she walked into Victoria’s secret at Opry Mills – and walked out in handcuffs. McKenzie was already out on bail for a pending case. When MNPD received the call for service, Sagovia McKenzie was already in custody of local loss prevention. This time she was caught with $312 in merchandise, with which she walked out…