A woman punched a store manager in the face and stole pepper spray from a Maplewood auto parts store before being arrested nearby, according to charges.

Joce’Ylnn Renae Mapps, 31, of Saint Paul, faces a charge of first-degree aggravated robbery.

According to the complaint, police responded to a robbery at an auto parts store in Maplewood on September 24. Officers learned that a customer had punched the manager in the face and stolen pepper spray before fleeing on foot.

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