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Horton woman arrested in Shawnee Co burglary

By Greg Bebermeyer

06/04/2021

Jessica Garza ( Credit: Shawnee Co Dept of Corrections)

(KNZA)--A Horton woman was among two women arrested Wednesday evening following a Shawnee County burglary.

According to the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office, they received a 911 call just after 8:30 about a vehicle burglary and theft that had just occurred in the 58-hundred block of Northwest 75 Highway. Deputies responded, and with information from a resident, were able to locate the suspect vehicle. The vehicle was stopped near Northeast 24 Highway and Northeast Goldwater Road.

During the investigation, the Sheriff's Office says multiple stolen items from the burglary and items associated with other Jefferson County cases were located.

Arrested were 32-year-old Jessica Garza, of Horton, and 34-year-old Lindsey Wabaunsee, of Topeka.

Garza was charged with burglary, theft, possession of stolen property and felony criminal damage to property. Wabaunsee was charged with burglary, theft, possession of stolen property, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and transporting an open container.

Both women were booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections.

The incident remains under investigation.

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