A woman suspected along with a man and two juveniles of robbing a jewelry store at the Palm Desert mall was convicted today, while the man was found not guilty of the same charge.
Cleopatra Tredai Jones, 26, of Los Angeles was found guilty of a felony count of robbery Friday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, according to case records.
Case records indicated that Jones was sentenced to 36 months of probation, the terms of which included 301 days of custody.
A robbery charge against co-defendant Mason Tyler Barron, 22, was dismissed on the same day, although Barron also pleaded guilty Friday to four counts of robbery, two counts of burglary, and one count each of organized retail theft with intent to sell in a separate case regarding events that occurred three months later, according to case records. Information on sentencing in that case was not immediately available.
Deputies responded to the 72-800 block of Highway 111 around 5:15 p.m. on July 25, 2023, to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon, according to a statement from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.