3 Women Arrested in Old Navy Assault

By Jon Jordan, NEWS 9

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Three women accused of assaulting an employee at a metro Old Navy while attempting to shoplift from the store have been arrested.

Janelle Thomas, 19, Danielle Thomas, 21, and Tanisha McCoy, 22, were arrested for brutally beating an Old Navy employee Friday.

On Friday, an Old Navy employee spotted three women shoplifting in the store. When she confronted the women, they dropped their merchandise, shoved the employee and ran out of the store.

Another employee followed them out to get their car tag number, but once outside the suspects starting kicking and hitting her.

"The employees did nothing wrong. They believed something was out of the ordinary and went to investigate and were basically just attacked by these girls," said Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow.

As a result of the attack on their employee, an Old Navy spokesperson said they have increased security in their store and will continue to do so even with the arrests of the three suspects.

All three women are now facing felony counts after they were arrested for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Janelle and Danielle Thomas have recently pleaded guilty to shoplifting in September of 2008.

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