MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One of the suspects who Memphis Police said broke into Buster's Liquor store this summer was arraigned on charges Monday, Dec. 4, 2023.
MPD said Malik Pigram, 22, is one of four suspects caught on video crashing a truck into the front door of Buster's and stealing $5,000 worth of liquor on Aug. 17, 2023. A Shelby County Grand Jury indicted him Nov. 2. on charges of burglary of a building and convicted felon in possession of a handgun.
Memphis Police said they responded to the scene around 4:45 a.m., and a witness saw Pigram running away from the store across Highland, where he was hit by a car.
Officers said he then ran toward an apartment complex and hid under a car, where police found him and took him into custody.
Police said Pigram was also booked on weapon and vandalism charges for an April offense and was on an 8-year probation for an attempted carjacking back in January. The vandalism and weapons charges were dropped Sept. 12 due to lack of prosecution, according to court records. A petition was filed to revoke his probation in the attempted carjacking case.
The burglary was just the latest in a string of break-ins across the city targeting liquor stores, game stores and more this year.
As of June, business burglaries have grown more than 40%, and shoplifting has increased by almost 28% over the past year, according to the Memphis public safety data hub.