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A machete- and pickaxe-wielding man was arrested after allegedly smashing into a jewellery show at a South Carolina Costco earlier than clients and workers helped detain him, in keeping with native reviews.
Greenville police responded Thursday to the Costco on Woodruff Street after receiving reviews of an armed theft in progress, WSPA 7News reported, citing the Greenville Police Division.
Police recognized the suspect as 24-year-old Jose Alejandro Giraldo, who allegedly entered the shop and broke into show circumstances on the jewellery counter.
Giraldo was outfitted with a machete and pickaxe and allegedly indicated that he had a gun when confronted, in keeping with WSPA.
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A Costco storefront and suspect Jose Giraldo. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Photographs; Greenville County Detention Heart)
FOX Carolina equally reported, citing police, that callers initially described the weapon used to interrupt the show circumstances as showing to be a hammer. Police later confirmed Giraldo had a machete and pickaxe, the outlet reported.
Costco buyers scramble for a free pattern of Phillips Meals Lobster Meat throughout the grand opening of a brand new retailer in North Port, Florida. (Mike Lang/Sarasota Herald-Tribune/USA In the present day Community by way of Imagn Photographs)
Prospects detained Giraldo contained in the warehouse retailer till officers arrived, in keeping with FOX Carolina.
Retailer workers additionally reportedly helped restrain the suspect.
One buyer was injured whereas serving to subdue Giraldo, prompting a response from emergency medical personnel, in keeping with WSPA. The outlet didn’t instantly report the extent of the shopper’s accidents.
A Costco retailer in Vallejo, California, on Might 29, 2025. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)
Giraldo was charged with armed theft and third-degree assault and battery, in keeping with each retailers.
A mugshot of Giraldo was subsequently launched by the Greenville County Detention Heart.
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FOX Enterprise has reached out to the Greenville Police Division for remark and extra particulars concerning the incident.
