Video of woman handcuffed on floor of Walmart sparks investigation

An investigation is underway after a chaotic scene at a Homewood Walmart Thursday night during a theft investigation inside the store.

Multiple cellphone videos captured Homewood police detaining a woman after a shopper's wallet or purse was stolen at the Lakeshore Parkway store about 8 p.m. The video- which lasts almost 30 minutes - shows officers with a woman handcuffed on the floor in one of the aisles and her husband's staunch defense of what he claimed was an unwarranted search and detention.

The woman refused to let the officers search her purse and was placed in handcuffs. The detention caused quite a stir as a crowd gathered to watch the incident. Several people in the crowd said the victim of the theft had already said the woman in handcuffs was not the woman who stole her purse.