Canton Officer Unharmed as Suspect's Gun Jams in Walmart

A police officer in Canton, Ohio, narrowly escaped harm on Thursday afternoon when a 21-year-old shoplifting suspect pulled a gun on him inside a Walmart store, only for the weapon to malfunction and a security employee to intervene swiftly.

The incident unfolded around 2 p.m. at the store on Cleveland Avenue, where Shane Newman and 23-year-old Katerina Jeffrey were detained by Walmart security for allegedly attempting to leave without paying for items. Officers from the Canton Police Department responded and escorted the pair to the store's loss prevention office for questioning. Body camera footage from the responding officer captured the events, showing an initially calm exchange as the officer asked Newman if he had anything on him that authorities should know about.

Newman replied that he only carried a cellphone and voluntarily surrendered a small container from his pocket containing illegal drugs, later identified as 50 blue pills of MDMA, or Molly. As Jeffrey inquired whether they would go to jail, the officer assured her that would not happen unless "something crazy" occurred. The pair sat on a couch in the office, with Newman appearing anxious and briefly exchanging...