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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A loss prevention officer landed himself behind bars Thursday after he intentionally drove a car into a man he had just kicked out of Walgreens, according to police.

A loss prevention officer landed behind bars Thursday after police say he intentionally drove a car into a man he had just kicked out of a Walgreens store in Albuquerque.

Justin Aguilar, a 20-year-old loss prevention officer at the Walgreens at 10300 Central SE, was charged with aggravated battery, robbery and aggravated assault in a case that started when he tried to remove an unruly man from the business, according to a criminal complaint filed in Metropolitan Court.

Loss prevention officers are responsible for preventing theft.

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Albuquerque police said Robin Monfort, 36, was causing a disturbance with a cashier and Aguilar thought Monfort was trying to defraud the business.

Aguilar escorted Monfort from the store with another loss prevention officer when Monfort pulled out a baton and started swinging it at the two employees, according to the complaint. Monfort then grabbed a can of Mace and sprayed it.

The other employee was struck in the face and retreated, but Aguilar avoided the spray.

Police said Aguilar then got into his vehicle and drove after Monfort, intentionally running into him at a nearby parking lot.

A witness told police that Monfort was knocked unconscious for several minutes, according to the complaint.

Witnesses told police that Aguilar took a gun, which Aguilar said was a pellet gun, from his car, and pointed it at Monfort and took the man’s baton and Mace.

When Monfort got up and tried to flee, Aguilar chased after him and sprayed Monfort with the Mace, according to the complaint.

Police arrived and arrested both men.

Monfort was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, the complaint states.