Two arrests hae been made in Arkansas in Oxford shoplifting cases that took place earlier this summer.
Officers with the Oxford Police Department took a report on June 27 from a business in the 2500 block of West Jackson Avenue for felony shoplifting. The suspects were already gone from the scene but they were quickly identified as Brandon Miller, 42, of Clarksdale, and Stacy Murphree, 44, of Clarksdale. Warrants for both were issued at that time.
On July 29, OPD officers took a commercial burglary report from the same business in the 2500 block of West Jackson Ave. During this investigation, detectives identified the suspect as same person from the June 27th felony shoplifting, Brandon Miller.
With the help of the West Helena Police Department, both suspects were arrested and have been transported to the Lafayette County Detention Center.
Murphree was charged with felony shoplifting and issued a $2,000 bond by a Justice Court Judge. Miller was charged with felony shoplifting, commercial burglary, and possession of burglary tools. He was issued a $20,000 bond by a Justice Court Judge.
