Race for New Air Jordan Sneakers Turns Ugly at a Metro Atlanta Mall

LITHONIA, Ga. - The quest for some limited edition sneakers took an ugly turn early Friday morning outside the Mall at Stonecrest in Lithonia.

DeKalb police say several people have been arrested , including one woman who left two young children in her car, after the new Nike Air Jordan 11 Concords went on sale.

Hundreds of people began lining up in the early hours at the Mall at Stonecrest to get their hands on a pair of Nike's new Michael Jordan sneakers. Several stores inside the mall were offering the sneakers.

Apparently, some people could not wait until the mall opened its doors at 8 a.m. Police were called to the scene.

DeKalb police responded with as many as 20 squad cars after a large crowd apparently made an illegal entry into the mall, breaking down the door. Police escorted most of the people back outside. At least four people were arrested in that incident.

Police say more arrests could come as a result of the break in.

According to police, one woman left two young children in her car in the mall parking lot. Officers with DeKalb police had to break her car window to get the children out. They say the woman's car had been in the parking lot for quite a while.

Police waited for the woman to return to her car and when she did, she was arrested.

The woman told FOX 5 she was looking for her cousin and not buying sneakers. She says she did not know if her cousin was there to buy the sneakers.

However, several people told FOX 5 that she was there to purchase the sneakers.

The children -- a 5-year-old and a 1-year-old -- have been released to the woman's family and are ok.

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[canadaguy666]

in the words of Huey Freeman: Nigga moment!

[MrTylersmith66]

haha niggas

[Sagittarius1500]

Look @that white couple who had been lying to receive free housing assistance funds for years&years!! they were just recently caught last year, google it! again I say, A WHITE COUPLE! they were living in a 1 or 2 million dollar mansion, had luxury automobiles, and took expensive vacations all from receiving lots of government assistance money they did not truly qualify for! now you know they arent the only white people doin this! SO SET YOUR OWN ASSES STRAIGHT B4 YOU TALK ABOUT BLACKS!

[Sagittarius1500]

You stupid ass white and/or mexican people.....you all act as if black people have no money whatsoever! all you talk about is government dis, government dat, food stamp dis, unemployment dat......your stupid asses go thru the same things! if blacks are able to buy $180.00 sneakers, than why can't it be that we are just able to afford it???? you all must not be able to afford it, all on youtube hatin and being racists

[tonycl568]

Lure them in, lock it up, then set it on fire. Cleaner cesspool

[iGRIND1000]

be smart & pre order the shits.

[deepestallies]

Tha-tha-that's all folks! (Porky Pig Voice)

[DarakuTenshi]

That is just sad.

[Bosshog729]

Ice cube at 1:42

[rdrom70]

because people will, without hesitation spend their last dime on some over-rated, leather shoes with the name, ' Jordan,' on them. Its people like you who make shareholders wealthy, while you break into malls, get into heated fights, make fools of yourselves and get arrested and sentenced to jail time. Was that really worth it? Over a pair of high priced shoes? I'll bet Michael Jordan is more than glad you pay absurd amounts of money for his name on a pair of shoes. Dumbasses.

[rdrom70]

Thats so dumb. People breaking into a mall over some Jordan shoes that cost $200. You could buy two weeks worth of groceries, pay bills, or 3 months worth of gas. Stupidity runs unchecked anymore. Yet people complain about being broke. No wonder people cry hard times, when they spend money on rims, stereo systems, clothes and, of course, $200 Nike Jordans! Pathetic! Lame! Ignorant! I am going to start buying stocks in Nike. I bet I'll see a positive return on investment,....

[Barbiesoflyy]

@SeanDa2nd wow....he clearly said CHAOS