51 year-old Desiree Mejia is at prison tonight after she was taken to court for stealing from her employer. Dr. Lisa Johnson reported that between July 10 and September 15, someone stole a purse from her house which contained an assortment of jewellery, a Blackberry cellular phone, and wristwatches to a total value of $15,520.
Police investigated the theft, and one piece of the stolen jewellery was recovered at the JL's Pawn Shop on last week Friday. Police say that they traced it to Mejia, who admitted that she stole the purse. Investigators also recovered some of the stolen items from her daughter, 24 year-old KeIsha Trapp. Police charged Mejia with theft, and Trapp with handling stolen goods.
They were both arraigned in Magistrate's Court this evening, and Mejia once again pleaded guilty and asked for leniency as mother providing for her children. She was sentenced to 2 years in prison, and her daughter was released on bail of $500 after she pleaded not guilty.
Trapp must return to court on January 8.
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