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Mesquite jewelry store robbed; owner arrested 
07:00 PM CDT on Saturday, October 31, 2009
Caught on Tape
Surveillance video courtesy Mesquite PD
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MESQUITE — The owner of a jewelry store at Town East Mall was jailed Friday after he opened fire on a fleeing theft suspect.
Police said Luis Fuentes was showing a $10,000 diamond ring to a customer at Classique when the man grabbed the ring and fled.
Fuentes fired a shot at the suspect as he escaped; no one was hurt.
Police released a surveillance tape of the man as he ran through the mall and out a door into the parking lot around 4:45 p.m. Friday afternoon.
Fuentes was jailed on charges of deadly conduct for discharging a firearm. Bond was set at $40,000.
The suspect was described as a black male in his 30s, about 6-feet tall and 240 lbs. He had a military-style haircut and a full beard. The man was wearing a light blue T-shirt, gray sweat pants and black-and-white athletic shoes.
Call Mesquite police at 972-216-6759 if you have information about this crime.
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