M., officers were on routine patrol when they were dispatched to a shoplifting in progress at Five Below located on Tamarack Village in Woodbury, Washington County, Minnesota. Upon their arrival, officers observed two females exit the store with multiple large bags, yelling. Prior to officers informing them of the reason for detaining them, both women yelled at officers that they didn't do anything. Officers asked for their identification and KALEY MARIE DEFOE [DOB REDACTED] began looking in her bag.
Officers shined their flashlight over the bag and DEFOE closed the bag over her hands so officers could not see. Having concern for concealing merchandise, drugs, or weapons, officers removed the bag from DEFOE's hands. Officers looked in the bag to obtain the IDs as DEFOE directed where they would be located. Officers eventually became aware that DEFOE had an active warrant and placed her under arrest. Officers then searched her other bag and located a large plastic bag with a large crystal inside.
In a post Miranda interview, DEFOE stated she found the meth when she went to pick up her prescription at Walgreens and she picked it up because she didn't want a child [NAME REDACTED]. This was later weighed and tested confirming it to be 4.55 grams Methamphetamine.
