5 Women Chased After Woodridge Kohl's Burglary: Cops

WOODRIDGE, IL – Five out-of-state women are accused of taking part in the theft of clothing at Kohl's in Woodridge, then leading police officers on a brief chase, authorities said.

Aalayah Allen, 25; Navora Brashear, 21; Kenyuanna Gunsby, 22; Ahnamarie Brown, 19; and Makayla Jones-Spencer, 21, were arrested on charges of felony burglary and misdemeanor mob action charges, police said. Brashear is from Avondale, Arizona; the others are from Milwaukee.

About 4 p.m. Thursday, three of the women immediately began filling large bags with clothing after entering Kohl's, prosecutors said. After three minutes, they left and entered a car, where two of the suspects remained, police said.

The car, believed to be driven by Gunby, sped up and led police on a pursuit, according to a news release from the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office. After about five minutes, the driver blew out a tire and pulled into a gas station, where the women were arrested, police said.

Brown, Jones-Spencer and Gunby face additional charges of felony retail theft. Gunby was charged with one count of felony aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer, three counts of misdemeanor aggravated assault and one count of misdemeanor reckless driving.

“The allegations that these five defendants drove to DuPage County to commit a retail theft in the middle of the afternoon and then attempted to flee authorities, putting the motoring public at risk, will not be tolerated in DuPage County,” DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in the news release.