$35K in jewelry stolen from elderly Elm Grove resident, sold; 2 charged

The Brief

  • Two people have been criminally charged in connection to the theft of two rings from an assisted living facility in Elm Grove.
  • One person is accused of actually stealing the rings from the resident, worth a combined $35,000.
  • The other person is accused of selling the rings to a Milwaukee pawn shop.

ELM GROVE, Wis. Two people are accused of stealing two rings worth a combined $35,000 from an elderly resident at an assisted living facility in Elm Grove, and then selling the rings.

Prosecutors allege Dominique Armistead, a 40-year-old Milwaukee woman, stole the two rings, and Leslie Wilbert, a 56-year-old Milwaukee man, sold them to a pawn shop.

Armistead has been charged with one count of theft of movable property ($10,000 – $100,000) and Wilbert has been charged with one felony count of receiving stolen property (more than $10,000). A “crime against an elderly or disabled person” modifier was added to both charges as well.

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