A TikTok influencer who allegedly shoplifted about $500 worth of items from Target and posted her haul on the social media app, where she has more than 360,000 followers, has been arrested and charged with petty theft.
Velez regularly posts content about her life as a mom of two on her TikTok account.
“Everything was documented,” Mercedes Phillips, a spokesperson for the department, said in a video posted to its Instagram account.
While in the Lee County Jail, Velez is alleged to have said “lesson learned” multiple times, according to the probable cause affidavit.
She could not immediately be reached at a number or an email address listed for her or through her TikTok account.
Persons:
Marlena Velez, Velez, “, ”, ” Mercedes Phillips, Phillips
Organizations:
Target, Cape Coral Police Department, Police, Facebook, Velez, Jail
Locations:
Cape Coral , Florida, Lee