Theft Suspect Guilty in Use of Knockout Kiss
A woman accused of picking up men in bars, drugging them with tranquilizer-laced kisses and wine and robbing them was convicted Friday.
A jury found Tabetha Dougan, 22, of Memphis, Tenn., guilty of two counts of aggravated burglary and one count each of aggravated grand theft, grand theft and theft.
Police said Dougan went home with a 74-year-old man she met at a bar in August and slipped him a tranquilizer through a kiss. The man said he awoke the next morning to find his Rolls-Royce gone, along with a pocket watch collection worth $100,000 and $6,000 in rings and other jewelry.
She also went home with a 42-year-old man she met in a bar and slipped him a sedative in some wine, authorities said. While he was asleep, she stole his van, cash and jewelry, worth about $11,000, authorities said.
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