A Miramar man accused of stealing more than $150,000 in designer handbags from a South Florida social media influencer appeared before a judge on a felony grand theft charge, just days after a wrongful arrest sent an innocent local resident to jail in his place. Shaquille Jaray Palmer, 33, was taken into custody Friday night and is being held on a $150,000 bond following a Saturday morning court appearance.
The case traces back to Coach Stormy Wellington, the South Florida influencer and self-styled “Millionaire Mentor” whose coaching empire Hoodline covered in April 2026 after a former recruit accused her of running a pyramid-style program and losing more than $5,000. According to Miramar Police arrest records reported by CBS News, Wellington reported five Hermès Birkin bags — including one valued at $47,650 — along with Chanel merchandise missing from her home, totaling an estimated $187,360 in stolen property.
A Trusted Contact Turned Collateral for a Loan
Palmer had known Wellington for seven years and was trusted to take her handbags for professional cleaning, according to police arrest documents relayed by Local 10 News. Instead, the station reports, he allegedly used the luxury bags as collateral for a loan at an Aventura luxury resale business and later defaulted on the debt.
Wellington ended up cracking the case herself. Per Miramar Police filings cited by CBS News, she located her missing Hermès bags after posting details on social media, a post that led her to the Aventura resale shop where staff confirmed Palmer had brought the items in as loan collateral. Court records obtained by WSVN 7News, as reported by WSVN, say police accuse Palmer of stealing more than $150,000 in designer handbags from the influencer.
Suspect Gave a False Name, Police Say
When investigators caught up with Palmer, WSVN reports he gave police a different last name. The same arrest records cited by CBS News show that when interrogated, Palmer claimed he took two batches of bags for servicing and returned four, but refused to answer further questions about pawning the remaining bags without an attorney present after failing to give investigators a timeline for returning them.
That false name set off a chain of errors that landed an innocent man in jail. Miramar Police Chief Delrish Moss said 31-year-old Miramar resident Shaquille Grant was wrongfully arrested on September 30 after investigators issued an arrest warrant under the wrong name, a mix-up Moss attributed to the two men sharing a first name and to misdirected information provided during the initial investigation, according to Local 10 News. WSVN reports Grant was arrested for grand theft on September 30 and later released by police once they realized the identity mistake.
Charges Carry Decades of Prison Exposure
The financial scope of the alleged theft kept growing after the initial report. Local 10 News reported that Wellington filed supplemental police reports indicating two additional Chanel bags and an expensive Versace dress were also missing from her closet, pushing initial property loss estimates as high as $271,938.
Under Florida Statute § 812.014, grand theft involving property valued at $100,000 or more is classified as a first-degree felony, carrying maximum penalties of up to 30 years in state prison and fines of up to $10,000, according to the Florida Legislature. Separately, Florida Statute § 901.36 elevates giving a false name or false identification to a law enforcement officer from a first-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony — punishable by up to 5 years in prison — when another person is adversely affected, such as being wrongfully arrested.
High-value handbag thefts have become a recurring headache in South Florida. Hoodline reported in April 2026 that a couple was arrested in Palm Beach for stealing nearly $40,000 in designer goods, including a $32,000 Hermès handbag and a Chanel purse, from a guest room at The Breakers hotel. It remains unclear whether Shaquille Grant plans to pursue any legal remedy over his wrongful arrest, and how a court will weigh Palmer's account of authorized servicing against the reseller's loan default records.
