
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 31-year-old woman arrested for stealing some items from an APAC-Shears facility on West 1st in Hutchinson and trying to sell them was back in court Monday where she was read the formal charges.
Ashley Miles is charged with felony theft and criminal damage to property. In court, she denied any involvement.
An employee of the company reported the theft of a white 1997 Ford single-axle dump truck, a 22-foot trailer, and a Case skid-steer from the lot.
Miles and Jason Crabbs, 37, are suspected of taking the items with a total value of $46,000. They apparently tried to sell them to a resident over in Sedgwick County, but the person they tried to sell the items to became suspicious and called law enforcement.
They apparently crashed the truck through a fence when they were stealing it, causing front-end damage as a result. Miles was arrested in Sedgwick County, while Crabbs ran from the scene. He apparently has not been arrested thus far.
Miles remains jailed on a $19,500 bond. Her case now moves to a waiver-status docket next month.