A Texas woman was arrested in late March after allegedly trying to replace real diamond earrings with fake substitutes at a West Des Moines jewelry store.
Breona Yvonne Johnson, 33, of 114 Wood Hollow Circle, Houston, was charged with first-degree theft.
The incident began about 7 p.m. March 26 at a retail store in the 100 block of Jordan Creek Parkway, where officers of the West Des Moines Police Department responded to a report of a theft…