A woman who stole over $200,000 in products from various stores in and around South King County, among other locations, pleaded guilty and received an alternative sentence, keeping her out of prison.
On Nov. 7, Shellonda Keychell Daniel, 28, received a mental health sentencing alternative as requested by her defense, and multiple counts were dismissed after pleading guilty in three different cases related to organized retail theft and robbery that spanned between October 2022 and December 2023, with her last theft in Federal Way. Daniel allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of items from Ulta Beauty stores in Auburn, Federal Way, Renton and other cities.
According to court documents, Daniel will be in community custody for 36 months while she participates in a mental health treatment program in Kent. She must obey the rules of the program, abstain from drugs and alcohol, and secure employment so she can begin paying restitution to the stores she stole from. Daniel was ordered to pay $205,571 in restitution to Ulta…