Lowe's Worker Tried to Stop Thieves, Got Punched and Fired: Cops

An employee at a Lowe’s in Georgia allegedly got punched in the face three times while trying to stop shoplifters from stealing more than $2,000 worth of merchandise, RadarOnline.com has learned.

On June 25, Donna Hansbrough, 68, saw three people trying to leave the Rincon store without paying, as Front Page Detectives reported.

When Hansbrough grabbed the cart, the person pushing it, Takyah Berry, allegedly punched Hansbrough in her face three times, authorities said.

Hansbrough’s right eye swelled up and the surrounding skin blackened following the incident, according to officials.

Meanwhile, Berry, her uncle, Joseph Berry, and Jamar Lawton all fled the store with the unpaid goods, police said.

Lawton was apprehended, but both the Berrys are still at large.

Hansbrough, who worked for Lowe’s for 13 years, was terminated by the company because she violated a company policy that prohibits employees from attempting to stop shoplifters, the Effingham Herald reported.

“They say that if you see somebody stealing something out the door, not to pursue, not to go out. I lost it,” Hansbrough told the Herald. “I grabbed the cart. I don’t actually remember going out but I did. And I grabbed the cart that had the stolen items.”