Woman claims man robbed daughters’ lemonade stand; suspect arrested

MANSFIELD, La. (KSLA) - A mother claims her children were robbed while selling lemonade and bracelets outside a Family Dollar in Mansfield, La.

Karlee Combs and Karly Davis returned to their lemonade stand Thursday, which is a day after it was robbed, says Tori Davis, their mom.

“Well I was kind of scared when it was happening, so I just gave him what he asked for, so he didn’t do anything. So I just gave him what he asked for, and he just kept asking for more. He said, ‘I’ll just take that’ and walked away,” Karlee Combs explained.

The girls started their business of selling bracelets and lemonade to make extra money for the summer. On June 7, the two decided to set up their stand at a different location near a local lumber company.

“I really would’ve figured [there] would’ve been a whole lot of workers going in and out getting supplies [and] that [the girls] would be okay over there, but I was wrong,” Tori said.

The Mansfield Police Department says they arrested one male suspect in relation to the robbery. According to the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office, the suspect is still in custody.

In total, the girls say they were robbed of 18 dollars, which was their entire earnings for the day. Despite yesterday’s incident, the Karly and Karlee plan to continue operating their lemonade stand.

“They weren’t harmed at all I’m grateful for that I’m glad they have the courage to come back out here again,” Tori said.

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