Threats with an Axe During Theft at Wal-Mart
AMERICAN CANYON, Calif., October 27, 2021, 11 AM, on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at approximately 7:15 PM, American Canyon Officers were dispatched to a call of a possible theft from Walmart. While Officers were in-route to the call, they were updated that a male subject was threatening to strike an employee with an axe. Officers arrived on scene, they detained 35 year old Wenzell Smith (transient Vallejo) in handcuffs as he tried to escape out of a fire exit. Officers spoke with the employee and they stated Smith had raised an axe above his head in a threatening manner as he tried to approach him after having observed Smith walk out of the Walmart through a fire exit with several items in a cart. The employee stated he felt fearful during the incident. Officers placed Smith under arrest for petty theft and robbery. Officers searched Smith’s person incident to arrest, a methamphetamine pipe was located as well as two rifle rounds in a rifle magazine. A criminal records check revealed he was a convicted felon and cannot possess ammunition. Additionally Smith was charged with felon in possession of ammunition and possession of drug paraphernalia. The total loss was approximately $800. Smith was transported and booked into the Napa County Jail, where he is currently in custody with bail set at $100,000.
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