WESTBURY, N.Y. (1010 WINS) — Three Brooklyn men were arrested after a Target shoplifting scheme for some child car seats sent police on a wild goose chase that left one officer clinging to a suspect's moving Tesla, police said Monday.
According to police, Quamik Stephenson and Ronald Jiles-Ais walked into the Westbury Target store on Corporate Drive last Sunday just after 7:30 p.m. and placed two infant car seats into their shopping carts. They allegedly attempted to return the items they allegedly had never purchased at the store's customer service counter.
The men then fled the store without paying for the items and entered the back seat of a parked black Tesla with the merchandise. Store security notified the police, who responded to the scene.
The responding officers made contact with the Tesla driver after discovering the stolen goods inside the car, police said. The driver, Malique Wilson, exited the vehicle and fled on foot.
With officers in close pursuit on foot, Wilson ran back to the car while an officer was at the passenger door.
When the Wilson started to drive away with the officer's body hanging out of the passenger side of the car, the officer got into the car in an attempt to arrest him, police said.
Wilson rammed three cars, including a police vehicle, in an attempt to flee the scene. He then exited the vehicle and fled on foot again before being located a short time later hiding in the rear of a dump truck which was parked in a nearby parking lot.
He was taken into custody without further incident, and Jiles-Ais, a passenger in the back seat, was also taken into custody after was discovered that to be in possession of three fake driver's licenses.
Stephenson also fled from police, on foot prior to the collision, and was located hiding in a nearby parking lot. He too was arrested without incident.
Wilson, who had an active warrant from the NYPD for weapon possession, faces a litany of charges. Stephen was charged with petit larceny and resisting arrest. Jiles-Ais was charged with petit larceny and three counts of possession of a forged instrument, for the phony licenses.
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