A 28-year-old Albuquerque woman named Jaclyn Williams was recently arrested and charged with a string of armed robberies, according to KOB 4.
Police received a criminal complaint about an armed robber at Cottonwood Mall and chased the suspect into a Marshall's store. Officers finally arrested Williams after shooting her with a beanbag in order to stop her, KOB 4 reported.
Williams was previously convicted of a felony and has a long criminal history dating back nearly a decade.
Court documents reported that law enforcement officers found a handgun that is believed to belong to Williams as well as stolen items from the mall, according to KOB 4.
Prosecutors filed a motion to keep Williams in jail until trial because she was a felon in possession of a firearm. They said that Williams "could have harmed Cottonwood Mall personnel, shoppers, or law enforcement," and that "the gun was stolen also suggests that she is participating in the illegal flow of firearms into the community, which is also dangerous," according to KOB 4.
