Miami woman accused of pulling knife on supermarket manager after stealing wine

MIAMI — A Miami woman is facing an armed robbery charge after police said she pulled a knife on a supermarket manager who confronted her for stealing wine.

According to Miami police, the crime happened just before 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Milam’s Market at 3050 SW 37th Ave., next to the Douglas Road Metrorail station.

Authorities said Cherrie Ophelia Adams, 63, of Silver Bluff, walked into the store “and proceeded to the wine section.”

The store manager on duty recognized Adams from “prior incidents” of theft and she had been previously trespassed from the business, an arrest report states.

According to police, the manager saw Adams “place several items in her bag” and leave without paying.

Authorities said the manager confronted her outside of the store and “told her to return the stolen items and to not return” and tried to take the bag of items from her, prompting Adams to pull a knife from her purse and threaten to “kill him if he did not step back.”

The report states that the manager went back to the store and called police.

Authorities said Adams remained near the business and the manager pointed her out to a responding officer, who took her into custody.

Police said they found the stolen items, as well as the knife and “several crack pipes” with suspected cocaine residue.

Besides the armed robbery charge, Adams also faces a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

As of Friday afternoon, she was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, with a bond listed in online records as “to be set.”

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