One of three involved in computer scheme enters not guilty plea

One of three people involved in a computer scam was arraigned on the charge Monday and entered a not guilty plea.

Kylie Hartman denies being involved with murder suspect Billy Craig. Jr., and Kasey Pisoni in the scam.

The state alleges that the three made or attempted to make checks using a false identification and purchased a computer in furtherance of the conspiracy.

Pisoni had testified at the Hartman preliminary hearing that it was Craig’s idea, but says it never actually happened. She says they had talked about it, but didn’t know Craig had gotten the licenses until after the fact. As for the checks, she never saw them. Police Detective Dean Harcrow testified during that same hearing that they never found them either.

He also testified that Craig had obtained four fake drivers licenses from someone named J-D in Wichita who allegedly made them. Two had Craig’s picture, but with the names Taylor O’Neal and Chris McDonald on them, both supposedly from Wichita. Then the name Tawny Lockman were on both the licenses with Hartman and Pisoni’s pictures.

The plan was to use the fake licenses and the fake checks, buy merchandise at various stores around the state, then later take the merchandise back for the cash.

As we have mentioned Pisoni made an agreement with the state in exchange for her testimony against the other two. The state as part of that agreement, dropped the conspiracy to commit a computer crime against her and she entered a plea to conspiracy to commit identity fraud.

This past Friday afternoon, Judge Joe McCarville gave her 6-months for that charge, then granted 12-months community corrections. She was also given another 18-months community corrections on a 22-month sentence for a conviction of being in possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell for a case that goes back to August 3, 2011.

Craig was recently granted a mental evaluation, so all three cases he faces including the murder case involving the death of Jennifer Heckel are on hold pending the outcome of that evaluation at Horizon’s Mental Health Center.