A Tennessee woman, Shuntae Daniels, approached a homicide detective 57-year-old Mark Lesure to beg him for $10 for gas, and when the detective entered to get her the cash, he suffered a heart attack and died instantly.
Upon witnessing the tragic incident, Shuntae put her cold-heartedness hat on, entered his home, stole his phone and money, and fled to town to lavish herself with shopping and a nail and hair makeover with the detective still on the ground. Police later appeared at the scene, and after taking the late detective to the hospital, they proceeded to access his security cameras, and that is when they saw Shuntae having a fun time searching through the detective’s belongings to see what to steal. She eventually sent $1,500 to her account before making off with his phone and $100 in cash. That’s cold, Shuntae!
Shuntae is currently facing charges of aggravated burglary, two counts of theft of property, and identity theft. She has been set for a $100K bond.
Details via the Daily Mail;
A Tennessee woman was arrested for mugging the corpse of a retired homicide detective after he collapsed and died from a heart attack in his driveway.
Shuntae Daniels admitted to investigators that in the moments after beloved local cop Mark Lesure, 57, was struck by the medical emergency, she emptied his pockets and sent $1,500 to herself from his phone, according to an arrest affidavit.
After stealing from the cadaver, Daniels then splashed the money around town, spending the cash on shoes, the hair salon, and getting her nails done.
She is now facing charges of aggravated burglary, two counts of theft, and identity theft, and is being held in custody on a $100,000 bond for the shameless act.
Investigators say they were quickly on the scene after receiving a man down call on July 9 when Lesure suffered the heart attack.
The cop was pronounced dead at the scene, but while at his house, officers combed through security footage and found that he had been with Daniels moments before he died.
According to an affidavit cited by Local Memphis, the footage saw Daniels witness Lesure’s medical emergency, before running inside his home and emerging with an extra phone.
She was seen on the video making a phone call, and video reportedly heard her say: ‘We are going to see who knows the law’.
It was later determined she had been on the phone with Memphis police after dispatch found it had received a 911 near Lesure’s residence at the same time.
When she was brought in for questioning, Daniels claimed she stole from the former cop after they had been having an argument at his house.
She said she had demanded he give her $10 for gas, but after Lesure went inside to fetch it he then had the heart attack, the affidavit said.
Apparently seizing the moment, Daniels told investigators she went inside Lesure’s home and stole his Samsung smartphone and his wallet containing $100.
She then rifled through his pockets and took the $10 on the ground that he had taken out for her gas money, per the arrest document.
Daniels’ spree was not done, however, as she later took Lesure’s phone and transferred $1500 to herself in several $200 transfers.
The thief took the money and splashed it on beauty treatments, including new nails, a haircut and expensive shoes.
The former detective’s aunt, Rose Lesure-Jones, told WREG: ‘He was in the driveway when we got here lying face down.
‘Whatever it was he didn’t deserve this, he really didn’t he was a good guy. One of the good guys really.’
Lesure was a 23-year veteran of the force, and had a reputation for being outspoken and was well known within his community.
Earlier this year, he spoke to the New York Times in the aftermath of the police killing of Tyre Nichols, where he slammed the cops in question.
‘Human beings man, that’s what happened,’ he said. ‘They let their emotions get the best of them, and there was no veteran officer there to stop them.
‘Usually, when vets are there, things go differently because we have that experience to say, ‘I understand you’re mad, but you got to stop. You can’t do this, it isn’t right.’
Following his career with the police department, Lesure had reportedly recently gone back to school to get his Master’s degree.
One of his neighbors, Randie Fleming, remembered him as a standup friend who went out of his way to mentor young kids in his spare time.
‘He had outreach ministries to young people in the community, a few blocks away,’ he told WREG. ‘It’s one thing you hear gang members shooting and killing each other dying, but someone who is an upstanding guy, he served his community.’
Daniels is due in court Wednesday, and is being held on a $1000 bond in the Shelby County Jail.
Daniels is facing charges of aggravated burglary, two counts of theft of property in the amount of $1000 to $2500, and identity theft.
Prudent people go through a moment of introspection after witnessing such a sudden and devastating death, but Shuntae went straight to shoe shopping. I desperately want to know what she was thinking at that moment because her response was cruel.