3rd shoplifting wetback arrested in Walmart assault
Mike Gross
LITTLETON, Colo. - Authorities have arrested a third suspect in
connection with a brutal assault on a Walmart worker in Littleton which
was caught on video earlier this month.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says Wayne Vigil, the man seen
pushing a shopping cart containing stolen goods, was arrested after tips
from media coverage.
The incident happened Aug. 20 at the Walmart located at 13240 W. Cole
Mine Ave.
Investigators say three Latino men left the garden center of the store
pushing a shopping cart filled with stolen merchandise, which set off an
alarm when they went through a door.
A male Walmart employee tried to stop the suspects on the sidewalk in
front of the store, at which point one of them struck the employee on
the side of the head, knocking him face-first into the shopping cart,
officials said.
He sustained -what the Sheriff's Office called- "serious bodily injury."
In surveillance video released by the Sheriff's Office, the suspects are
seen driving off in a dark-colored SUV as the victim struggles to get to
his feet while covering a wound on his face. (Watch Video)
Vigil joins suspects Joe Lucero, 34, and Jose Cruz, 19, who were
previously arrested.
The getaway driver remains at large.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Office tip-line
at 303-271-5612.