CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Chattanooga police said a couple they believe tried to steal a cart full of TVs and a computer caused chaos at a Walmart.

According to a news release, Officer Josh Wright was off duty when he saw a man trying to force his way past a greeter with about $2,000 worth of stolen goods Sunday night.

Wright displayed his badge, but the man said it was fake and tried to force his way past him. Wright then tackled the suspect and arrested him.Then the suspect's wife, feigned a heart attack and said she did not know her husband.

After a witness told Wright the couple had been together in the store, the wife followed the witness into the parking lot and attacked her. The witness stabbed her in the arm with a pocket knife, and the wife had to be treated at a local hospital.

The male suspect was charged with theft over $1,000 and assault on a police officer. Charges against the wife were pending.

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On a side note:

I hope this couple did not belong to this parish - "Priest tells members to shoplift to survive."