A longtime Lowes employee was reportedly fired after she attempted to stop thieves from stealing roughly $2,000 worth of merchandise from a Georgia store.
Donna Hansbrough, 68, was fired for violating the company’s policy on stopping the theft of merchandise, according to the Rincon Police Department.
Three suspects entered Lowes on June 25 and stole approximately $2,101 worth of merchandise. Hansbrough was repeatedly punched in the face after she grabbed one of the trio’s shopping carts.
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Police identified the three suspects as Takyah Berry, Jarmar Lawton and Joseph Berry. Lawton was taken into custody and police are still searching for Joseph and Takyah, who are uncle and niece, according to a July 20 Facebook post from the Rincon Police Department.
“Hansbrough attempted to stop one of the subjects by grabbing the shopping cart. Hansbrough did not at any time make contact with any person. The cart that Donna grabbed was in the possession of subject Takyah Berry. After Donna grabbed the cart, Berry struck Donna in the face three times causing Donna’s right eye to swell and blacken,” the post read in part.
The 13-year Lowes veteran told the Effingham Herald she “got tired of seeing things get out the door.”
“I just … I lost it,” she said. “I basically lost all the training. Everything they tell you to do, I just … I just lost it.”
Hansbrough told the outlet that she didn’t expect to be fired. “Maybe a reprimand or a suspension,” she said.
The former Lowes employee also told CBS affiliate WTOC that she loved her job.
Lowes didn’t immediately respond for comment.
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“I love my job. Loved. I enjoyed working with the people I worked with. I enjoyed helping the customers. I enjoyed everything about it. It was my… You know how you have your perfect job? That one was mine,” Hansbrough…
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