Family Alleges Maryland Security Guards Chased Shoplifter to Death

June 23, 2016

The family of a suspected shoplifter who drowned after running from Arundel Mills mall security officers is suing the shopping center’s security staff for allegedly chasing him to his death.

The Capital reports Tavon Talley’s family filed the lawsuit against Valor Security Services and Mydatt Services in Baltimore City Circuit Court in February.

The lawsuit states that in 2014, four security guards and a store manager, also a defendant in the suit, chased 26-year-old Talley from inside a store, where he was suspected of shoplifting, to a nearby pond where Talley jumped in and didn’t resurface.

The lawsuit says the defendants then failed to call 911 immediately. Talley’s body was later recovered.

Thomas P. Bernier, the attorney representing the defendants, declined to comment citing the ongoing litigation.

Topics Maryland

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  • June 27, 2016 at 1:58 pm
    ss says:
    I think what Chuck means is that if, in your scenario of trespassing, the trespasser injures him/herself on your property, they cannot sue you for damages. They need to be re... read more
  • June 24, 2016 at 2:29 pm
    mrbobf says:
    Did the defendants have a legal duty to call 911 because someone jumped into a pond? I do not think so as if they did then every time anyone jumped in a body of water the 911... read more
  • June 24, 2016 at 12:41 pm
    Hmmmmm says:
    Jon.... I could agree if they had injured him/killed him with a gun or weapon. They did not lay hands on him. The young man jumped into the pond on his own. There was no a... read more

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