NASHVILLE, TN — Two Louisiana women were arrested in Nashville last week after police say store employees caught them removing tags from merchandise inside a Lululemon dressing room and discovered one of the suspects had given false names and Social Security numbers to officers. Metro Nashville police said the women were later linked to more than $10,000 in merchandise tied to out-of-state thefts.

The Facts

• What: Police arrested two women and tied them to a retail theft investigation involving merchandise from several stores.
• Where: The arrests happened at the Lululemon store in The Gulch in Nashville.
• When: The women were arrested last week, according to Metro Nashville police.
• Who: Police identified the suspects as 46-year-old Satonya Maiden and 33-year-old Ebony Hammond, both of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
• Charges: Maiden is charged with burglary, theft, drug possession and being a fugitive from justice. Hammond is charged with burglary, theft, criminal impersonation and being a fugitive from justice.
• Status: Police said both women had already been banned from all Lululemon stores in the U.S. after a theft arrest in another state.

What police say

Metro Nashville police said store employees saw the two women in the dressing rooms and noticed them taking tags off merchandise. Employees recognized them because they were wanted in theft cases involving Lululemon stores around the country, police said.

According to investigators, Hammond gave officers two false last names and two fake Social Security numbers when they arrived. Police said that helped support the criminal impersonation charge filed against her.

Officers also found a key fob for a Kia near the store while Hammond was being arrested. Police said that led them to more merchandise connected to the case.

The investigation

Police said they recovered more than $10,000 worth of merchandise from Lululemon, Alo, Sephora, Ulta and Carhartt that was connected to out-of-state thefts. The items were described as part of a broader pattern that investigators say reached beyond Tennessee.

Maiden reportedly has full extradition warrants in Texas, Arkansas and Iowa. Hammond reportedly has full extradition warrants in Texas, Virginia, Arkansas and Louisiana. Extradition is the process used when one state asks another to return a defendant so pending charges can move forward.

If investigators need more witness statements or store records, they often rely on employee observations, loss-prevention reports and property recovery to connect one arrest to other cases. Metro Nashville police did not release additional details about the broader probe.

What the charges mean

Burglary and theft charges can cover a range of conduct, but in retail cases they often involve entering a business with the intent to steal or taking merchandise without permission. Criminal impersonation generally means using false identifying information to avoid detection or to mislead police.

Being a fugitive from justice means a person is accused of having outstanding warrants in another jurisdiction. When that happens, a local arrest can lead to a second legal process that determines whether the person will be held for, or transferred to, the state that issued the warrant.

Drug possession charges are separate and can be based on whatever officers say they found during the arrest. A suspect may face multiple counts at once, and each count is handled through the court system on its own track unless prosecutors combine or resolve them later.

What happens next

Police did not release additional information about court dates, bond decisions or whether the women have attorneys listed in the case. Those details can follow after booking, arraignment and any initial hearing before a judge.

Because both women were identified as having extradition warrants in other states, their cases could also move through separate proceedings tied to those outstanding charges. That process can take time as agencies verify paperwork and decide whether to hold a defendant locally or transfer custody.

Have information on a crime? Contact local police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).