From: Chief P.K. Johnson
Millbrook Police Department
On May 13, 2025, Millbrook police responded to Walmart, located at 145 Kelley Blvd, with regard to a theft complaint. The complainant stated that on May 11, 2025, two unknown males, accompanied by two unknown females entered the business, with each individual filling shopping carts with assorted merchandise, beer and electronic devices. The two females completed their shopping, went through the checkout counter, obtaining both printed and electronic receipts for their purchase(s). Both females then passed the printed receipts to their male companions, who used the receipts to exit the business with merchandise, which had not been paid for. The two females then went to the service counter, where they returned the items they’d purchased, both receiving a refund, leaving the business.
Pursuant to an investigation, several of the alleged offenders in this were identified by the Millbrook Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit, with warrants for their arrest being obtained. On July 10, 2025, Shamonda L. Mushat was arrested on an Organized Retail Theft warrant, which was issued in this case.
On November 13, 2025, Demonta Steele, a 35-year-old Montgomery resident, was placed under arrest on an outstanding warrant for Organized Retail Theft, stemming from this case. Steele was processed and transported to the Elmore County Jail, where he remains under a $30,000.00 bond.
“The Millbrook Police Department is committed to identifying and apprehending these individuals, who continue to come into our city to commit property crimes at our retail businesses, fleeing back to their home communities with the thought process that they’ve gotten away with their ill-gotten gains. Our detectives work extremely well with the local loss prevention staffs at our retail establishments, said Millbrook Police Chief P.K. Johnson. “We enjoy outstanding working relationships with our law enforcement partners in the River Region. We also partner with organizations, such as Crime Stoppers, who work with law enforcement daily to assist in helping to identify suspects is cases such as this one. I want to commend our detectives for their outstanding work in this case, as well as their continued drive and persistence.”
Johnson continued “If you come to Millbrook to visit our retail establishments with the intent to commit Retail Theft, do so with the knowledge that you are being watched closely. While you may be successful in leaving the business without paying for the property or being apprehended on the day in question, don’t get comfortable or think you got away unscathed. The two individuals in this case had the same thought process. They were obviously Incorrect! So were the two individuals yet to be arrested in this case. They have a jail reservation pending, we’ve just not yet confirmed the date.”
