On October 23, 2025, officers were dispatched to Ulta located at 1050 W. 78th St., Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota, on a report of a past action theft that occurred on October 21, 2025. The reporting party indicated that on October 21, 2025, a male known to her from previous shoplifting incidents as RICKEY OCTAVIAN JOHNSON, DEFENDANT herein, and a female had shoplifted nine bottles of fragrance. The DEFENDANT was observed on video lifting up locked glass cases so that the female could conceal the fragrances on her person.
The DEFENDANT and the female were observed leaving the store, passing all points of sale without purchasing the fragrances. The store did not give permission for the DEFENDANT to take the items. The total loss is valued at $1,911.00. Law enforcement compared a booking photo of the DEFENDANT from Hennepin County from February 6, 2025, with the Ulta surveillance footage, and determined that the DEFENDANT was the suspect in this case based on physical characteristics. The DEFENDANT is not currently in custody.