Boot Stealing Teenagers Busted Following Shoplifting Spree
Investigators say it started with a shoplifting spree at the Gunbarrel Boot Barn.
The store manager reported that a group of three stole more than $2,000 worth of products on December 14.
She said one walked out in a $300 pair of boots.
Video shows Browning passing all points of sale and leaving with the stolen merchandise at a different Boot Barn in Hixson.
The store manager also reported the suspects stole nearly $1,000 worth of merchandise on December 12, but a report was not recorded.
A week later, they identified both 19-year-olds Tyler Browning and Makalia Mangram as suspects.
Police say they caught Browning at a third shoplifting scene, trying to get away with a $600 pair of boots.
The investigation claims that Browning orchestrated the thefts and used the others to help him do it.
