North Precinct detectives have charged a total of six persons in connection with two Walgreen’s drug store robberies that turned out to be inside jobs.
Pharmacy tech Patricia Young, 22, who worked at Walgreen’s 1801 North Gallatin Pike Store, is charged with two counts of felony theft and one count of tampering with evidence. Young’s housemate, Tekia Smith, 20, a pharmacy tech at Walgreen’s 627 South Gallatin Pike store, is charged with one count of felony theft and one count of tampering with evidence. The women lived at 1012 Curdwood Boulevard.
The investigation shows that Marcus Rucker, 21, and his cousin, Zhmar Norton, 28, were the gunmen in the staged hold-ups. Rucker lived across the street from the pharmacy techs at 1013-A Curdwood Boulevard.
On January 8, a man subsequently identified as Rucker approached the pharmacy counter at the 1801 North Gallatin Pike store wearing a clown mask and carrying a gun. Young gave him a large amount of prescription drugs, including addictive painkillers.
On January 18, a man subsequently identified as Norton approached the pharmacy counter at the 627 South Gallatin Pike store wearing a clown mask and carrying a gun. Smith gave him a large amount of prescription drugs.
Rucker is charged with two counts of felony theft for being present on the properties of both stores when the crimes occurred, and one count of aggravated assault for pointing his gun at an uninvolved Walgreen’s employee at the 1801 North Gallatin Pike store. Norton is charged with one count of felony theft and one count of aggravated assault for pointing his gun at an uninvolved Walgreen’s employee at the 627 South Gallatin Pike location.
Based on information developed by North Precinct detectives, search warrants were executed at the Curdwood Boulevard homes of the pharmacy techs and Rucker. Seized were 5,891 prescription pills, three pistols, a tech 22 assault type gun, a BB rifle, and a clown mask.
The investigation has also led the arrests of Linh My La, 20, a friend of Marcus Rucker, and Rucker’s brother, Antonio Pruitt, 26. La is charged with one count of felony theft for traveling with Rucker to the Walgreen’s store on January 8. Pruitt is charged with two counts of felony theft for being on both Walgreen’s properties when the crimes occurred.
Detectives believe the suspects intended to sell the stolen drugs.
Antonio Pruitt, Linh My La, MarcusRucker
Patricia Young, Tekia Smith, Zhmar Norton
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