PARKER — A Southport woman on probation for taking $22,000 worth of jewelry has been arrested again on grand theft charges, according to court documents.
Ashley Lynn Coatney, 31, was arrested on grand theft charges Tuesday by Parker Police for allegedly taking about $8,000 in cash while house-sitting for an acquaintance in November. The arrest was a violation of probation for Coatney, who had previously been arrested for a similar theft of about $22,000 in jewelry from a separate residence, according to court documents.
Coatney agreed to 15 years of probation and $29,063 in restitution after bundles of jewelry came up missing from a Panama City home in June 2013. Police said Coatney was working for a house cleaning service when she allegedly took 15 pieces of jewelry from a home, police reported.
Coatney pleaded no contest to dealing in stolen property for attempting to sell some of the jewelry at pawn shops and metal dealers. Prosecutors consolidated the grand theft charge in the plea deal.
However, Coatney allegedly violated terms of her release in November when $8,000 was stolen from a Parker residence. Coatney and her boyfriend were house-sitting for an out-of-town acquaintance at the time, police reported.
Coatney’s family also told police she “was responsible for this offense,” according to arrest reports.
She was arrested Tuesday on grand theft charges. Coatney’s bond was set at $10,000, but if she is found to have violated her probation she could face up to 15 years in prison.