2 Dollar General employees, 3 others arrested, 2 more sought after $300K+ inventory loss at Grand Bay store: MCSO

UPDATE (9:23 p.m.): Two additional people have warrants out for their 
arrest in connection with a theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars 
worth of inventory at a Mobile County Dollar General.

They are Jennifer Graham and Marilyn Graham.

Investigators said the subjects would fill shopping carts full of items 
and walk up to the checkout counter.

According to investigators, that’s when Assistant Manager Brittany Forrest 
and Associate Calie Kent would scan one or two items and then close out 
the purchase. However, they would continue scanning the items to trick the 
cameras into thinking that the alleged customer was buying all of the 
items.

The subject would then pay for the items that were officially scanned by 
the register.

“To management, it appeared that everything was above water but in 
reality, it was not,” MCSO Sgt. Lonnie Parsons said.

Investigators said that after they took the items from the store, they 
would sell them to make a larger profit.

“If people would put that much thought into a normal job, they would be 
very productive citizens,” Parsons said.

News 5 reached out to Dollar General Corporate; they said they would not 
comment on this case.

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Two Dollar General employees and some of 
their family and friends were arrested after the Mobile County Sheriff’s 
Office investigated a possible organized retail theft ring at the store, 
News 5 has learned.

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Mugshots, from top left, of Dollar General Assistant Manager Brittany 
Forrest, Associate Calie Kent, Carl Kent, Ophia Gordan, and Ilrial Forrest 
(Photo courtesy of the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office)

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According to a news release from MCSO, the following people were arrested 
after the office was contacted about a possible incident at the Dollar 
General Store located at 10477 Ramsey Road in Grand Bay.

Assistant Manager Brittany Forrest

Associate Calie Kent

Carl Kent

Ophia Gordan

Ilrial Forrest

Through investigations, MCSO said they found that the five individuals 
were responsible for inventory loss of $385,246.05 since the Dollar 
General location opened on March 26, 2023.

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All five suspects were charged with organized retail theft, according to 
the MCSO.

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