20 November 2012, Officers responded to Payless Shoes in the Cross
Roads Shopping Center regarding a theft of shoes. An employee related a
male subject distracted employees while a female subject stole a pair of
shoes.
From the employees description of the male subject and the
tattoos on his face, one of the officers felt the suspect was possibly
Joseph Eastman, 30, who is a transient parolee. The officers suspicions
was confirmed when the employee picked Eastman out of a photo lineup.
During the officer’s investigation, he identified the female as
Sharmayne St. Lawrence, 23 of Columbia.
26 November 2012, the investigating officer observed St.
Lawrence driving on North Washington Street. The officer stopped St.
Lawrence, who has a suspended driver’s license. St. Lawrence was wearing
the stolen shoes and admitted to stealing them. St. Lawrence was taken
into custody after being positively identified by a store employee as
being the female involved the theft.
A passenger in St. Lawrence’s vehicle was identified as Juan
Velasquez, 30 of Sonora. A warrant check revealed Velasquez was wanted
on a felony warrant for drugs and violation of probation. Velasquez was
also taken into custody.
A short time later, Eastman’s parole officer and an officer from
the Sonora Police Department located Eastman at a residence just
outside the City and took him into custody for his involvement in the
theft.
All three were transported to the Tuolumne County Jail and
booked. St. Lawrence was booked for felony burglary; felony conspiracy
to commit a crime; felony possession of stolen property. Eastman was
booked for felony burglary; felony conspiracy to commit a crime; felony
parole violation. Velasquez was booked on the outstanding felony
warrant.
