Ja'Mya Nelson arrested after shoplifting incidents and vehicle pursuit in North Charleston
Surveillance footage and recovered merchandise linked a woman to repeated thefts; she was detained at Northwoods Mall and charged with multiple shoplifting counts and failure to stop for blue lights.
A 24-year-old North Charleston woman, Ja'Mya Latavia Nelson, was arrested Saturday, July 18, 2026, after police linked her to multiple shoplifting incidents and a vehicle pursuit that began June 30 at Marshalls on Rivers Avenue. Nelson faces three counts of shoplifting and one count of failure to stop for blue lights; officers recovered stolen merchandise in the vehicle, reviewed surveillance identifying her, and say she had additional shoplifting warrants out of Mt. Pleasant and the City of Charleston before being booked into the Al Cannon Detention Center.