December 14, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
A caregiver has been charged with stealing a debit card from a dementia patient she had been caring for. She and her husband then used the card to make purchases for themselves at Walmart.
According to the Smithville Police Department, 47 year old Natasha Gail Judkins and 51 year old Shayne Allen Judkins of 645 Keltonburg Road are each charged with theft of property over $1,000. Bond for each is $7,500 and they will make a court appearance on December 19.
According to the warrants: Natasha and Shayne Judkins used the stolen debit card from June 29 to November 4 at Wal-Mart where they purchased merchandise and received cash back totaling $2,605.06.
In a separate case, Natasha was cited for theft of property on December 10 after being spotted on Walmart surveillance video failing to scan or pay for items totaling $323.29 while using the self checkout on eight separate occasions. Her court date for that offense is also December 19.