Bizarre Walmart Incident Leaves Four Charged In Stafford: Police

STAFFORD, VA—Three Walmart thieves and a drunk getaway driver were arrested Saturday, March 23, shortly after leaving the store at 217 Garrisonville Road, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Two were fugitives, one of whom compounded his problems considerably by twice providing false identification.

Jonathan Rios, 38, of Fredericksburg, initially was charged with grand larceny, conspiracy to commit larceny, providing false identity to law enforcement, identity theft and also was served warrants out of Fredericksburg on probation violations and theft-related charges.

The next day, however, one of his false ID ruses wound up with him also being charged with forgery, uttering, providing false identification to law enforcement, providing false identification to avoid arrest, driving suspended, no liability insurance and improper registration from a previous incident.

All this began shortly after 6 p.m., when police were summoned to the store for a reported larceny. Three people had been seen stealing, among other things, a bicycle, a vacuum and a microwave, and then leaving the parking lot in a white Nissan headed east on Garrisonville Road.

A deputy spotted the vehicle with four occupants leaving a Wawa convenience store at 105 Garrisonville Road, pulled it over and saw the stolen goods—including the aforementioned items—in plain view.

The driver, Pearl Quinn, 45, of Fredericksburg, was unsteady on her feet and smelled like alcohol. A Walmart employee said she didn't enter the store, so Quinn wound up being charged with driving under the influence and driving revoked as a habitual offender.

The deputy then turned his attention to the rear passengers. One of them, William Brown Jr., 67, of Manassas, had wire cutters and an owner's manual for the stolen bike in his pocket. He was charged with grand larceny, conspiracy to commit larceny and possession of burglarious tools. He also was served theft-related outstanding warrants out of Prince William County. The other, Tammy Tibbs, 41, of Manassas, was charged with grand larceny and conspiracy to commit larceny.

Then came Rios' turn. He first identified himself as Manuel Rosa. But a loss prevention employee recognized him as Jonathan Rios, who was wanted. Turns out Rios had stolen televisions from the Walmart at 11 Village Parkway on March 10 and March 13. And on March 21, he was seen stealing a TV from the Garrisonville Road Walmart.

When the deputy asked him about the conflicting names, Rios said he actually was Jose Rivera. He showed the officer a traffic summons from March 18 to supposedly prove it. Once at the sheriff's office, though, he admitted he was, in fact, Jonathan Rios.

His problems then multiplied yet again, because the deputy who made the March 18th stop was alerted. During that stop, Rios had identified himself at Manuel Rosa and later, after being taken into custody, said he actually was Joe Rivera. He was released on summonses for traffic violations.

So the next day, the deputy obtained the aforementioned additional warrants.

Ultimately, more than $700 worth of merchandise was returned to the store.