Woman who skipped sentencing arrested
KAYE THORNBRUGH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years AGO
Curry
Kaye Thornbrugh is a second-generation Kootenai County resident who has been with the Coeur d’Alene Press for six years. She primarily covers Kootenai County’s government, as well as law enforcement, the legal system and North Idaho College. | September 1, 2021 1:00 AM
POST FALLS — A woman who failed to appear for her own sentencing on a burglary charge is back in jail.
Jennifer L. Curry, 38, of Medical Lake, Wash., pleaded guilty in April to burglary, a felony.
The charge stems from December 2020, when Post Falls police responded to a report that Curry had walked out of Walmart with a shopping cart full of items she hadn’t purchased.
Employees said Curry pushed her cart through a fire exit, triggering alarms.
Security footage reportedly corroborated their version of events.
Police said the back of Curry’s vehicle was filled “nearly to the ceiling” with merchandise worth around $2,000, including makeup, culinary knives and electronics.
Curry was charged with theft five times prior to 2019, according to court documents.
As part of a plea agreement, the state dismissed a felony charge of grand theft.
Prosecutors planned to recommend supervised probation in the case, according to court documents.
A judge issued a warrant for Curry’s arrest after she failed to appear for a presentence investigation in June.
She then reportedly failed to appear for her own sentencing.
Deputies with the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office arrested Curry on Friday.
She remains in jail on $30,000 bail.
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