Second member of alleged Ohio theft ring that struck in NorthPark Mall booked into Scott County Jail
By Thomas Geyer – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS)
A second member of a theft ring out of Ohio that allegedly came to Iowa to steal high-end purses from department stores in 2023 was booked Friday into the Scott County Jail.
Lamaya Rahnae Winslow, 29, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was extradited from Kentucky where she has been serving a sentence for theft, eluding law enforcement, resisting arrest and being a habitual criminal, according to online court records.
Lamaya Rahnae Winslow
Lamaya Rahnae Winslow
Winslow is charged in Scott County District Court with one count each of second-degree robbery and conspiracy to commit a forcible felony.
Each of the charges is a Class C felony under Iowa law that carries a prison sentence of 10 years.
A co-defendant in the case, Brandon Lamarr Hardin, 19, also of Cincinnati, was arrested in April, and is charged in Scott County District Court with one count each of second-degree robbery, conspiracy to commit a forcible felony and assault on a police officer. The latter charge is an aggravated misdemeanor that carries a prison sentence of two years.
Brandon Hardin
Brandon Hardin
Authorities are attempting to identify two other conspirators in the case.
According to the arrest affidavits filed by Davenport Police Sgt. Brandon Askew, Winslow and at least three others drove from Ohio to Iowa with the purpose of stealing high-end purses.
The group allegedly also struck a store in Cedar Rapids.
On July 8, 2023, Davenport officers were sent to NorthPark Mall at 4:03 p.m. to investigate a robbery complaint.
Members of the group entered one of the stores in the mall and removed more than $2,000 worth of high-end purses from a glass case and shelf. The group then tried to run out of the store.
An off-duty Davenport police officer attempted to intervene. One of the co-defendants, identified as Hardin, struck the officer in the left eye with a closed fist.
Hardin then ran to a parked SUV with stolen license plates which then fled the scene.
According to the affidavits, Winslow was the driver of the SUV which had been rented from Enterprise Rental Vehicles in Cincinnati. Winslow used her real name to rent the vehicle.
During Winslow’s first appearance on the charges held Saturday in Scott County District Court, Magistrate Stephen Wing scheduled a preliminary hearing for Jan. 7.
Winslow was being held Saturday in the Scott County Jail on a bond of $10,000, cash or surety.
Hardin has a jury trial scheduled in his case for April 21.
In addition to convictions for theft in Hamilton County, Ohio, where Cincinnati is located, she has a theft case pending alleging she stole a barbeque grill from a Kroger store, according to online court records.
Hardin has a conviction in Hamilton County for carrying a concealed weapon, a 9mm Ruger. He also has an active case in Hamilton County for meth possession, according to court records.
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