SHREVEPORT – UPDATE: The woman caught on video stealing from a liquor is now behind bars.

Jail records show Sekonie Jones was taken into custody Thursday morning and charged with misdemeanor theft.

 

The video NBC 6 placed on our Facebook page Tuesday night, has since gone viral.

The video has been seen by over 20 million people and shared over three-hundred thousand times.

In a post on her Facebook page, Jones said she’s been called by people that recognized her and said she was going to turn herself in.

Misdemeanor theft carries a six month prison sentence, if convicted.

It’s all caught on camera, August 18th surveillance video captures this woman stealing several bottles of alcohol from Thrifty Liquor, in Shreveport.

“I think that this lady needs rehab. I can’t stand a thief. She obviously needed the liquor,” says a Shreveport resident.

“It’s hilarious to me. I’m thinking she may be an alcoholic or have some mental problems,” says another Shreveport resident.

She steals not one, not two, but nine bottles of liquor, and stores them in any place she can, including the seat of her pants.

“She’s just loading liquor up like she’s stock piling this liquor. I think she payed for one bottle of liquor but she is definitely a thief in the liquor department,” says Jim Taliaferro, Exec. Director Caddo Parish Crime Stoppers.

Crime Stoppers is actively working to figure out who this woman is… And is offering 300 dollars to anyone that comes forward with information leading to her arrest.

“We feel confident that before the day is out someone will call in and give us the information and we will get a warrant for her arrest,” says Taliaferro

When captured, the lady will face charges of theft.

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Shreveport Police needs your help identifying the person caught on video on August 18 stealing multiple bottles of liquor from a store located on Bert Kouns in Shreveport.

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Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to $300 for information and the identity of the individual in this video. Several others may have been involved and are also wanted for questioning in connection with this event.

Authorities are urging anyone with information about this crimes to contact Shreveport- Caddo Parish Crime Stoppers at (318) 673-7373 or www.lockemuo.org.