Updated at 7:06 p.m.
A Burlington woman is being held without bail after police say she pulled out a knife while stealing more than $1,000 in goods from a Church Street store.
Sabrina Kingsbury, 40, was charged with assault and robbery in Chittenden Criminal Court on Tuesday, a day after police used force to arrest her near the Downtown Transit Center, according to a Burlington Police Department press release.
Samantha McGinnis, a Church Street Marketplace official, said Kingsbury stole from Black Diamond, a sporting goods store.
Kingsbury allegedly “brandished a knife” at the store’s employees when they attempted to stop her from leaving with the goods, the release said.
After police arrested her and placed her in a cruiser, Kingsbury “started to bang her head off the safety barrier equipped in the police cruiser, causing injury to herself,” according to the release. The officers then called the Burlington Fire Department to take Kingsbury to the University of Vermont Medical Center for medical treatment.
Kingsbury has a number of prior criminal convictions, including six that were related to assault, the release said. She has also failed to show up to eight court dates.
Correction: An earlier version of this story included the incorrect day for Sabrina Kingsbury’s arraignment.
– Jack Lyons
