SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A woman from Clinton is facing a felony after allegedly breaking into a Springfield home, taking an unauthorized helping of Fruity Pebbles and leaving a mess in the kitchen while the homeowner was outside doing yardwork.
According to online court dockets, Teara Joann Smith, born in 2002, is charged with first-degree burglary, a Class B felony, in Greene County Circuit Court.
The probable cause statement says Springfield Police Department officers were called to reports of a burglary on Tuesday evening, March 3. When officers arrived, they found Smith inside the home’s kitchen…