Prom dress sales were swirling into a full-scale brawl at a gas station in Georgia. One of the suspicious Perps was turned over and her body hit the pavement as she tried to suffocate the 18-year-old seller.
The violence erupted at a race clock gas station in Gwinnett County, about 30 miles in Atlanta. There, the victim met her ex-friend Morgan Frinchum, 20, on February 26th, to sell her a dress. Fox 5 Atlanta.
Police reports say the dress originally belonged to Flinchum, but retained ownership of the victim as her mother helped pay.
When the victim met her former friend, Frinchum asked if she could give it a try to get to the gas station toilet.
However, when they entered the bathroom, a friend of Flinchum's was running, waiting for a dress from the victim.
The victim chases after the dress thief and catches up to her, but the struggle continues and moves towards the gas pump.
The seller's boyfriend jumps into the action and manages to grab a girlfriend's dress from one of the assailants, but things escalate.
Surveillance footage captured a moment in which a violent altercation erupted and showed the struggle between the victim, boyfriend and suspect prom dress thief.
At one point, one of the Perps gained a small casualty with a chokehold from behind, but she was able to flip the attacker over her back and slam it into the ground.
The brawl ended with Gwinnett County police responding to the scene and reviewing surveillance footage.
The investigation led to Flinchum, Kaylee George and Lelia Dejager arrested.
Flinchum and Dejager are charged with battery and theft by taking it, while George is in charge of theft by stealing it.
“I don't think it's normal that we have to investigate, that it's not a discussion about wedding dresses,” Cpl. Juan Madid told Fox 5 Atlanta.
Gwinnett County police said violent altercations should be an example of why people should always sell from individuals to people in public places with cameras.
The department said all precincts have designated parking lots that are monitored by video to ensure safe sales transactions.
“Here in Gwinnett County, all police districts, including the headquarters here, specify e-commerce parking,” Madid said.
“We invite citizens there. If you're going to create a transaction, sell an item, or buy an item online, meet that person at one of the designated e-commerce locations.”
