troyantonious
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- New York
I (30 yrs) went with my kid brother (15 yrs) to a shopping mall and into a Nordstrom for about 5 minutes. He brought a sweater he liked over to show me. He then went behind a clothing rack and hid the sweater under his jacket, not in my presence. I didnt know he planned to lift or help him steal. When we left the store I split from him, he wanted to go the car and I carried on to another store. About 30 secs after separating, I had a suspicion so I turned back and started to follow him through the mall. I was trailing behind and noticed a man following him (I assumed undercover). Once they both exited the mall doors to the parking lot, I saw the man approach to nab my brother. Thats when I made the fatal error of running through the doors and yell "Run" to my brother. He didnt run, instead he froze up, handed the sweater to security and began pleading to let him go. Im being charged as an accomplice for telling him to run. I dont steal and dont have a criminal record. Am I really an accomplice or are they stretching?
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