My question involves criminal law for the state of: Ohio
In this scenario there is person a and person b, person a and person b go into a store and person a shoplifts and they get out without getting caught, then person a an b return the next day and person a shoplifts and doesn't get caught again, they return they return on a third day and this time person b shoplifts and gets caught. In the shoplifter interrogation room they supposedly make it clear to person b that they are aware person a shoplifted the previous day(s). Person b now has to go to court. Now if person a was supposedly knowingly a shoplifter, wouldn't they detain the person on the third day recognizing him/her even if they didn't take anything that day? After release person b tells person a that the store knew person a shoplifted, but why wouldn't they have detained person a? Keep in mind person b attempted to leave the store before person a about 2 minutes after person b was detained on the third day. Would person b possibly be require to give up information on person a in court? person b was trying to steal $30 worth of goods, person b is also a minor, person a is not a minor. Also person b claims they weren't asked any details about person a, and also person b recommends never returning to this store. In this scenario the store is a chain store of 3-4 of about medium size with this particular store closing within a month. Also person a was in a camera blind spot while hiding goods both times. Upon the third visit there was also a person c who was not a minor, and when person c and b exited, only person b was detained and person c was left.
So my questions are.
Can person b be required to give up details on person a in court?
Wouldn't they have detained person a as well?
Do you think person b ratted out person a and the LP wasn't really aware of person a's theft?
What are the statue of limitations for person a?
What evidence would they have against person a?

