{"id":383428,"date":"2026-07-23T04:39:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T04:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/383428\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T04:39:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T04:39:36","slug":"texas-women-charged-in-escambia-county-retail-theft-spree-northescambia-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/383428\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Women Charged In Escambia County Retail Theft Spree : NorthEscambia.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northescambia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/retailfb.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-628957\" title=\"retailfb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/retailfb-540x282.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Texas duo\u2019s Florida vacation took a sudden detour straight to the county jail following an alleged multi-store shoplifting spree on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northescambia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/retail11.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-628958\" title=\"retail11\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/retail11-540x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a>Kimberly Nichole Brown, 26, and Mercedes Lasha Bingham, 25, both of Houston, Texas, were arrested by Escambia County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies and charged with felony retail theft and possession of marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>Patrol deputies and a license plate reader located their rental vehicle near Highway 29 and Brent Lane.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies conducted a traffic stop, and the stealing spree came to an immediate end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPro tip: If you\u2019re visiting Escambia County, leave with sunscreen and souvenirs, not felony charges,\u201d the ECSO noted in a public statement following the arrests.<\/p>\n<p>Both women were booked into the Escambia County Jail with bonds set at $3,000 each.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northescambia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/retail12.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-628959\" title=\"retail12\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/retail12-540x521.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"521\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northescambia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/retail14.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-628960\" title=\"retail14\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/retail14-540x506.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"506\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northescambia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/retail.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-628962\" title=\"retail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/retail-540x335.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"335\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Written by William Reynolds \u00b7 Filed Under <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northescambia.com\/category\/front-top\" title=\"View all posts in FRONT TOP\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FRONT TOP<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Texas duo\u2019s Florida vacation took a sudden detour straight to the county jail following an alleged 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