2 Persons Charged Fleeing From Theft at Walmart in Stolen Vehicle
By Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
September 23, 2025
MOBILE, AL. Police responded to a shoplifting at a local Walmart that ended in a pursuit and the arrest of a woman from Wilmar and a Gulfport man, according to MPD.
Officers were dispatched to the Walmart store located at 101 E. I-65 Service Road to investigate a report of shoplifting.
When officers arrived at the business, at around 6:25 p.m. they attempted to detain two people later identified as McKenzie Wilson, 23, and Jercody Nelson, 31.
Both tried to flee in a vehicle that had been reported stolen in Biloxi.
Wilson concealed unpaid merchandise in her purse while Nelson attempted to exit the store with other unpaid merchandise a short time later, police said.
Wilson is charged with first-degree theft of property and first-degree receiving stolen property, records show.
Nelson has been charged with organized retail theft, attempting to elude law enforcement and obstructing justice by using a false identity.
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