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Walmart Karen Accused An Innocent Man For Kidnapping

This Walmart Karen from Georgia wrongfully accused an Indian man for kidnapping her son.

By Gladys W. MuturiPublished 10 months ago 4 min read
Credit: Atlanta News First

Walmart is the place where the Kens and Karens and ratchet people start chaos. This story focuses on a Walmart Karen from Georgia wrongfully accused an Indian man for kidnapping her son. The culprit was arrested and charged until a surveillance footage from the store showed the shocking truth.

Here’s the Watchmojo list of Walmart Karens:

It was the evening of March 18 at Walmart located at 3105 Cobb Parkway. Caroline Miller, mother of two was at the store with her two children (a two year old boy and a four year old girl keeping their names due to private) riding a motorized shopping cart. According to Miller, The children wanted to get on the motorized carts. Family of three were shopping around while riding the motorized cart. An Indian descent man enters the store looking for Tylenol. The man was looking around the store looking for the medicine until he bumps into Miller and her two children asking where the Tylenol. Miller points to where the Tylenol is at and shows where the aisle is at. The man tried to pick up her son and was able to safely pull her child away, and fled the store. Miller confronts a Walmart employee telling them allegedly the man tried to kidnap her son and contacted the authorities about a man who tried to kidnap one of her children. After the alleged kidnapping, the man was identified by as 56-year-old Mahendra Patel. Patel is a property management, a landlord, a caregiver to his elderly mother and a father of two daughters.

Mahendra Patel

Patel also owns a daycare who were in shock by Patels arrest.

Patel was taken into custody on March 21, 2025, after Acworth Police identified him as the suspect in the incident at Walmart in Cobb Parkway, where, according to authorities, Patel approached a mother inside the store, inquired about Tylenol, and then attempted to grab her child.

Patel’s mugshot

Meanwhile, before his arrest, Miller, her fiancée Jeremiah, and her kids were telling the media giving her five minutes of fame.

Lame ass!!!!

Caroline Miller

However, it wasn’t the case. According to Patels lawyer, Ashleigh Merchant said to the media that it was a misunderstanding. According to Patel, Patel was just trying to get medicine for his ailing mother who is suffering from osteoarthritis. Patel was trying to find the medicine. If you look at the surveillance footage, Patel was looking for the medicine in every aisle. Patel encounters Miller on the motorized cart with her children. Miller did appear showing him the aisle where the Tylenol is. Miller appeared to be having difficulty steering the cart, which eventually crashed into a display case.

Patel enters the store

In the video, it seemed that her youngest child might fall during the commotion, Patel instinctively reached out to help. He immediately stopped when he sensed from the woman’s body language that she did not want assistance. She then pointed out the Tylenol to him, and he walked toward the shelf.

Patel encounters Miller asking for help

Patel helping Miller (“allegedly kidnapping the child”) and Another shopper watching.

Miller lost control of the cart again, reportedly running over her own child’s foot. The other shopper who witnessed the alleged kidnapping came over to assist her. Surveillance footage reportedly shows her laughing with this shopper shortly afterward. Patel, meanwhile, continued his search with the help of another employee, eventually locating the Tylenol and showing it to Miller on his way out. She gave him a thumbs-up gesture.

Miller has a conversation with the other shopper who also witnessed the alleged kidnapping.

Millers daughter gets hurt on the cart and the other shopper helps.

Patel gets the Tylenol and shows it to Miller that he found the item from the employee.

Patel purchases the item before he leaves.

Patel purchased the item and didn’t flee from the store. He walked out of the store after purchasing his item and talked with a Walmart employee and leaves (not even running cause that’s what alleged kidnappers do they run.)

If you watched the surveillance footage you would see that this case paints a different story.

This case is too similar. I am not sure why she would do that. Maybe for attention or she is going through a “mental health crisis” but that doesn’t give you the excuse to accuse someone for a crime. I am not surprised about this. This typical Karen shit that is similar to the Scottsboro Nine and Emmett Till cases except Patel is alive and Hopefully he’ll come out alright. You know what’s crazy she exposed her kids faces for the whole world to see on the local news after she claims Patel tried to kidnap her child. She’s not gonna know that there’s some kidnappers are gonna be watching her children hmmmm. This Walmart Karen needs to be held accountable for accusing not only an Indian man but a person of color. That is straight up discriminaton. If you look at the video, there’s another shopper who’s Caucasian who was helping her out as well. Meanwhile, Patel has been in month and the Karen is at home with her children acting like she didn’t do anything wrong. Plus, how come the other guy who was helping Miller not getting charge. Hmmmm….

I hope Patel gets released and get justice. Miller needs to be locked up.

All sources from Atlanta News First, 11Alive, NRI Pulse

Should this Walmart Karen be charged for a falsely accusing a person of color?

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Gladys W. Muturi

Hello, My name is Gladys W. Muturi. I am an Actress, Writer, Filmmaker, Producer, and Mother of 1.

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