11/6/12 - Pretrial hearings were held last week for four women charged in connection with alleged thefts from the Tanger Outlet Center in Howell Township, with one of them entering a plea. Police say the four women conspired to steal more than $2,000 in merchandise from several stores at the mall on September 22nd. Three of the suspects are from Grand Rapids; Itaejah Lucas, Danielle Goree and Mari-jo Williams, while the fourth, Imon Swanigen, is from North Carolina. They each were charged with first-degree retail fraud and receiving and concealing stolen property in Livingston County Circuit Court. At her pretrial hearing on Friday, the 17-year-old Lucas pleaded guilty to the charges against her in exchange for prosecutors recommending that she be sentenced under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act. That will erase her conviction if she successfully completes probation. Her sentencing will take place on December 13th. Williams and Goree both rejected plea offers on Friday. They, along with Swanigan, are scheduled for settlement conferences on December 7th. (TD)
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