Police arrested a mother and daughter Tuesday night in Waynesboro on theft and false identification charges, a press release stated.
The suspects were caught following a routine encounter inside the Wal-Mart on Lucy Lane.
The Waynesboro Police Department reported an officer was on foot patrol at the store shortly before 10 p.m. when he noticed Clarissa L. McKenzie, 51, reportedly trying to exit the store with a $70 air mattress. Seeing the officer, McKenzie tried using a second exit before being stopped. She was charged with petty theft, third offense, which is a felony.
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During her arrest, McKenzie indicated her daughter had already left the store. Police, knowing McKenzie has two daughters, one of them wanted by three different police agencies, checked the parking lot and found Erica C. McKenzie, 24, inside a vehicle.
Police said the younger McKenzie provided officers with her sister’s name, her birth date and Social Security number. A check of the information through the Virginia Department of Motor vehicles showed different identifying characteristics than those of the suspect. When told of the discrepancies, police said the daughter finally admitted she was Erica McKenzie.
Police said Erica McKenzie was wanted by Virginia State Police for two felony charges of forgery, along with single charges of identity theft and providing a law enforcement officer with a false ID, the latter two charges being misdemeanors. In Augusta County and Waynesboro, she was wanted for failing to appear in court.
Erica McKenzie is being held at Middle River Regional Jail without bond. Her mother was given a $2,500 bond, police said.
