Businessman Indicted in Shooting of Shoplifter

     Dec. 3, 2021 – A Memphis businessman who shot a chainsaw shoplifter after chasing him out of the store has been indicted on first-degree murder charges, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

    A grand jury also indicted Charles Kalb on the felony count of possession of a prohibited weapon, a sawed-off shotgun. He is free on $1 million bond.

   The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 16, 2019, at Mid-South Small Engines in the 2600 block of Mt. Moriah in Fox Meadows when Kalb, 59, saw a man pick up a chainsaw and run out of the store.

   Surveillance video showed Kalb grab a shotgun from under the counter, run after the suspect, and shoot him in the back outside the store. The suspect, Lamorris Robinson, 33, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

    The case is being handled by Chief Prosecutor Carla Taylor of the District Attorney’s Vertical Team 6 which prosecutes cases in General Sessions Division 15 and in Criminal Court Division 10.