Husband, Wife Accused of Repeatedly Stealing Red Bull, Nicorette from Wegmans: Police

North Penn Now Staff•

A husband and wife duo from Lewistown are facing charges after they allegedly stole Red Bull, Nicorette gum and other items from Wegmans in Montgomery Township.

According to the criminal complaints, 35-year-old Alexis Herrington entered Wegmans—located at 500 Montgomery Mall—on Aug. 8 at 2 a.m. and picked up a thermal bag for sale. She then allegedly placed four boxes of Nicorette gum into the bag, picked up a case of Red Bull and exited without paying, police said.

Total value of the items stolen on Aug. 8 was $260.94, according to the complaint.

Additional alleged thefts include:

On Aug. 23 at 8:35 p.m., Alexis allegedly returned to the store with her husband, 43-year-old Brandon Herrington, and the pair allegedly combined to steal Red Bull, diapers, Mountain Dew, ibuprofen, bread and a single-serve pastry, the report states. Total value of stolen items was $176. 27, the report states.
On Aug 28 at 6:30 a.m., Alexis allegedly entered the store as Brandon waited in a vehicle in the parking lot, the report states. Alexis then allegedly stole grated parmesan cheese, tomato sauce, rotini pasta, plastic cutlery and cups, four cases of Red Bull and six packs of Nicorette gum, the report states. Total value of the stolen items was $370.95, according to the report.
After Alexis exited the store with the stolen items on Aug. 28, Brandon then allegedly entered the store and stole $233.88 of baby formula, the report states.

Total loses for the Montgomery Township Wegmans exceeded $1,000, police said. In all incidents, the thefts were captured on surveillance footage, the report states.

Police later learned that Alexis had also allegedly stolen cases of Red Bull and baby formula from the Giant Food Store on Norristown Road in Upper Dublin Township on Aug. 27, the report states.

As a result of the incidents, Alexis Herrington has been charged with four felony counts of retail theft, two felony counts of conspiracy to commit retail theft, four misdemeanor counts of receiving stolen property and two misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to receive stolen property. (Note: The felony charges come as a result of two prior convictions for retail theft.)

Brandon Herrington has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of retail theft, two misdemeanor counts of receiving stolen property and misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to commit both offenses.

Both Brandon and Alexis were taken into custody and arraigned on the charges on Oct. 22 by Magisterial District Judge Andrea Duffy, who set bail at $2,000 cash for Alexis and 10-percent of $1,000 cash for Brandon. Both were then remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility after failing to post bail.

Both Alexis and Brandon will have a preliminary hearing on Nov. 5 at noon in front of Judge Duffy.

(Editor’s note: All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using court records and the affidavit of probable cause, and reflects the point of view of the police. Should the defendant choose to issue a public statement, or is later found not guilty or has the charges dropped, we will update this article accordingly.)