Cross-Dressing Shoplifting Suspect Nabbed
Police: Man wore dress to steal another dress
Montgomery Co. Police
Jonathan Bradley (left) is charged with shoplifting. Police say Bradley is the "woman" shown in the picture on the right.
When Montgomery County police asked for the public's help last week in identifying a shoplifting suspect, they weren't sure if the thief was a man or a woman.
Police say they now have their answer: it was a man ... who dressed like a woman.
Jonathan Bradley, 20, was charged in the theft of a $2,000 Chanel dress from the Saks Fifth Avenue store late last month in Chevy Chase. Police said Bradley wore a dress and carried a large carry-all bag through the store. Police said Bradley was stopped by a security guard as he tried to leave the store, but sprayed the guard in the eyes with pepper spray and fled.
Police took Bradley into custody Thursday during a routine traffic stop in southeast Washington. Police said he was dressed as a woman then, as well.
Bradley was charged with theft over $500, malicious destruction of property over $500, second-degree assault and intent to injure by mace/chemical device.
Posted Monday, Aug 17, 2009 - 2:20 PM EST
