Charles Brito, the 50-year-old suspected shoplifter stabbed dead in a confrontation with a Midtown CVS worker, has a history of petty theft — including two other incidents at the same store, according to police and court records.
In fact, Brito was due in court in the Bronx Friday for an April 3 case in which he allegedly stole from a Target $182.83 worth of merchandise — 22 grocery items and six health and beauty products.
The theft, for which he was charged with burglary, petty larceny and possession of stolen property, happened 10 days after he signed a “no trespass order” barring him from the store, according to court documents.
The case will now be closed out in the wake of the deadly early Thursday fight with Scotty Enoe, a 46-year-old pharmacy clerk who scuffled with Brito near the door to the CVS Pharmacy on Broadway near W. 49th St.
Brito punched Enoe when he tried to stop the slain man from shoplifting. The worker pulled a knife and stabbed him several times in the upper body.
Medics rushed Brito to Bellevue Hospital but he could not be saved.
Enoe, who has no prior arrests, was charged with murder and weapons possession.
His mother, however, on Thursday night said he called her from the precinct and said was in the right.
“The guy came in and started arguing with Scotty, said Lucille Enoe, 72. “Next thing you know, Scotty was on the ground. He acted in self-defense.
“When the guy threw him down and started beating him up Scotty stabbed him.”
Enoe, at 5 feet 9 inches tall and 150, is two inches shorter than Brito and 40 pounds lighter, according to a police source.
Brito had 16 arrests on his record dating back to August 23, 2017, the day of his first arrest, for petty larceny in Midtown, police said.
His trips through the criminal justice system just this year are a microcosm of what has plagued the city since 2020 — repeated thefts, often by those with numerous similar arrests.
Brito’s first arrest this year was his most serious, for robbery.
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