No charges filed in North Myrtle Beach Walmart death
North Myrtle Beach police have decided not to charge anyone in the Walmart death I posted about yesterday.
North Myrtle Beach police will not file any charges regarding the death of a man last week at a local Wal-Mart.Patrick Donovan, 53, of Florida, died on Nov. 29 after three employees and a bystander wrestled him to the ground. They said Donovan was trying to shoplift $393 in merchandise.
"There will be no charges pressed," said Nicole Aiello, spokeswoman for the city of North Myrtle Beach. "There is no criminal act."
The report goes on to say that they still have not determined the cause of death. Horry County Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard says "As far as I am concerned there is no case here," and it is possible the man died from natural causes. If they have not determined the cause of death, and all that they know is that he was assaulted by a group of Walmart employees, isn't it a bit premature to proclaim, "there is no case here"?
