PICKENS, SC (FOX Carolina) – The Pickens Police Department reports a theft from Walmart led to a pursuit on Gentry Memorial Highway that ended in a crash in front of Easley on Saturday.

Officers report a K-9 unit was in the parking lot of a Walmart in Pickens when a couple fled the store with a cart of stolen items around 8:45 p.m. Walmart employees reported the theft, officers said.

The couple got into their vehicle and drove down Gentry Memorial Highway at a high rate of speed, police said.

According to officers, the suspect’s vehicle overturned near the Easley city limits while attempting to make a turn.

Police report Damon Brooklyn Gaines, aka Daman Brooklyn Hikeem, Young Gaines, was taken to the hospital, while Latonya Ramsey was taken to the Pickens County Detention Center.

Ramsey was charged with shoplifting more than $10,000.

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