22-year-old Markita Green is behind bars after allegedly helping two teens steal about $1,200 in merchandise from the Ambassador Caffery Walmart in Lafayette.

According to our news partners at KATC, Green has been booked into jail on counts of contributing to the delinquency of juveniles and theft by shoplifting. Deputies say they watched Green and the two 15-year-olds commit the crimes Monday night.

Green sits in the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center.

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