Shoplifter run over, killed by getaway car after Walmart spree
Elkton MD Sept 14 2018 A woman was run over and killed by an accomplice after they shoplifted from an Elkton Walmart on Saturday, police said.
Police say 35-year-old Keneesha Cunningham was sitting in the trunk of the car, trying to shield the license plate from a store security guard.
Chermaine Tee Mayo backed out of the parking space, and kept reversing through the lot, hitting one curb, then another, according to Elkton Police Capt. Joseph Zurolo.
Cunningham fell out of the trunk and was pinned underneath, Zurolo said.
Cunningham, Mayo, 38, and Donisha Jaquil Harris, 26, all of Wilmington, walked into the Walmart on East Pulaski Highway around 1 a.m. and filled a shopping cart with $1,194 worth of clothing, food and household goods, Zurolo said.
Pushing the cart, they walked out of the store without paying, he said. A security guard asked for a receipt, but the women kept walking to the car. He followed them out and started taking photos of the women loading up the car.
Police said Mayo kept trying to drive while Cunningham was stuck under the car, but couldn’t move. She and Harris got out and ran, Zurolo said.
Police and emergency crews lifted the car to remove Cunningham, but she was pronounced dead at the scene, Zurolo said.
Mayo and Harris were arrested at a nearby Royal Farms. Police found open alcohol in the car, and Zurolo said Mayo smelled of alcohol.
Mayo was charged with negligent manslaughter by a vehicle, negligent auto homicide under the influence, reckless endangerment, theft of over $100 and under $1,500, and con-theft of over $100 and under $1,500. She posted $25,000 bond on Monday.
Harris was charged with theft of over $100 and under $1,500 and con-theft of over $100 and under $1,500. She was released without bail
