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PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Two Porterville residents were arrested aft a Vallarta Supermarket worker was changeable astatine pursuing a Monday nighttime robbery.
According to officers, 55-year-old Brian Freeman and 55-year-old Jeana Freeman were taken into custody Tuesday morning.
Officers accidental they responded to Porterville's Vallarta Supermarket astir 7:55 p.m. Although the suspects had already fled the country by the clip officers arrived, detectives recovered that Jeana Freeman entered the store, concealed items, and near without paying.
While a Loss Prevention Officer attempted to intervene, constabulary accidental Brian Freeman, who had been waiting outside, produced a handgun and fired a azygous changeable astatine the Loss Prevention Officer.
Although the changeable failed to onslaught the officer, the Freemans were capable to flee.
In the aboriginal hours of Tuesday morning, detectives identified the duo and obtained an apprehension warrant for Brian Freeman and a hunt warrant for the Freemans' location connected the 400 artifact of East River Avenue.
Around 5:15 a.m., officers accidental the Porterville Police Department's SWAT squad responded to their location and arrested Brian and Jeana Freeman.
Further probe led detectives to an bare tract adjacent the Vallarta Supermarket wherever they recovered the firearm that Brian Freeman had allegedly discharged.
According to police, Brian Freeman was arrested nether suspicion of being a convicted felon successful possession of a firearm, convicted felon successful possession of ammunition, robbery, conspiracy to perpetrate a crime, battle with a firearm, and attempted murder. He was booked astatine the Tulare County South County Detention Facility and being held connected a $500,000 bail.
Investigators accidental Jeana Freeman was arrested nether suspicion of robbery and conspiracy to perpetrate a crime. She was booked astatine the Tulare County South County Detention Facility and being held connected a $25,000 bail.
