August 26, 2015, Darrell Archer, a Costco customer exited the Costco store in Vallejo California carrying a 3 lb. can of coffee and a roasted chicken on top of it in front of him

He did not show his receipt at the exit door and said “No thank you, not today” when asked for his receipt, exercising his legal right.

There is no California law requiring a customer to show a receipt after purchase.

Approximately 40 ‘out into the parking lot he was approached by Angelo Russell, a Costco employee, asking to see the receipt. The request was refused and Angelo Russell walked side by side with Darrell Archer intimidatingly close and then suddenly shoulder rammed him.

Darrell Archer did nothing in response to this attack and both men continued to walk further out into the parking lot. Again Angelo Russell, walking next to Darrell Archer suddenly shoulder rammed him. Darrell Archer did nothing in response to the second ramming.

Then the Costco employee, Angelo Russell, robbed Darrell Archer of his chicken and coffee by tearing the items from Darrell Archer’s hands.

After the moment of the robbery Darrell Archer grabbed Angel Russell by his shoulder and shoved him onto the back of a parked car where he almost punched him in the face. Angelo Russell immediately became submissive and was released by Darrell Archer. He was never struck.

On his way back into the Costco store Darrell Archer passed two Costco employees, Maricela Campos and Cliff Cruz, assistant store manager coming out to the incident, who would later both perjure themselves at trial.

Darrell Archer did receive another can of coffee and a roasted chicken to replace the stolen items from the store manager Kelly Smith and was told by Kelly Smith that Costco would do an internal investigation of the event. Darrell Archer never did show his receipt.

A law suit was filed against Costco and Angelo Russell; Angelo Russell denied ever attacking and stealing Darrell Archer’s merchandise, instead claimed Darrell Archer attacked him, cursing and swinging and he was lucky to escape. Maricela Campos claimed to have seen the incident and claimed to have gotten in the middle of it and broke it up. Cliff Cruz couldn’t seem to remember much of anything. Angelo Russell and Maricela Campos clearly perjured themselves.

Darrell Archer had two friends with him that day standing at the back of his van that had a clear view of the entire incident. Derick Martin and Mark Suchevits testified in trial to the incident exactly as it happened. They both saw Angelo Russell shoulder ram Darrell Archer twice and saw him rob Darrell Archer of his coffee and chicken.

Interestingly enough two weeks before trial another Costco witness came forward. This witness, Kris Butcher claimed to have been there at the time of the incident out in the parking lot and saw the whole thing, even claiming he had a conversation with Darrell Archer on his way back into the store. Kris Butcher is Vallejo Costco’s Loss Prevention officer.

Kris Butcher gave testimony under oath in a deposition taken by Darrell Archer where he described the whole incident. Only problem is that he wasn’t there in the parking lot that day and seven witnesses in trial testified that he was not there; Kris Butcher is not easily missed because he is 6’ 10” tall.

Kris Butcher is the most egregious liar of them all and very well may be tried for perjury.

Most of the jurors were Costco members; they found Costco to be negligent but did not find liability for assault, battery and robbery.

At the time of this writing it is believed that Costco encouraged its employees to commit perjury to protect the company. That proof may come later.

So far Costco has been able to slip by one more time.

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