Pair of suspects in Target theft thrown in jail

Eric Jaramishian Staff witer

A pair of Stockton residents suspected of stealing approximately $2,200 worth of merchandise from the Placerville Target were booked into El Dorado County Jail Sunday afternoon.

Desiree Martinez, 28, and Sonia Englent, 31, are accused of leaving the store around 5 p.m. with two shopping carts full of stolen items, including a vacuum, detergent, vehicle floor mats, pet supplies, children’s toys and more, according to El Dorado County sheriff’s Sgt. Alexander Sorey.

They fled the scene in a silver-colored 2013 Kia but were stopped about 20 minutes later on Highway 50 near Latrobe Road in El Dorado Hills with the assistance of California Highway Patrol officers, Sorey states in an email to the Mountain Democrat. It is unknown if either Martinez or Englent owned the vehicle. Both were arrested on organized retail and grand theft charges and all stolen items were returned to Target.

According to jail records, Englent’s bail was set at $35,000 and Martinez’s $25,000. Both have been released.