Leader Staff
A Green Bay woman reported missing last month is due in Shawano County court Monday after being located in Wittenberg with a stolen vehicle.
Christina L. McDaniel-Rose, 38, has been charged in Shawano County with a felony count of operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent.
According to the criminal complaint, the vehicle was stolen in Minnesota, and McDaniel-Rose was also wanted for an alleged burglary in Three Lakes.
Shawano County sheriff’s deputies attempted to locate McDaniel-Rose on Dec. 20, after being informed she had been reported missing and was believed to be at the Best Western in Wittenberg.
A Best Western desk clerk told deputies a woman matching McDaniel-Rose’s description had registered as “Sam Miller” and was driving a vehicle that authorities later learned had been reported stolen out of Bloomington, Minnesota, Dec. 17.
Meanwhile, deputies also learned that McDaniel-Rose was a suspect in the Three Lakes burglary, according to the criminal complaint.
According to the complaint, McDaniel-Rose told authorities she left her home in Green Bay because she was no longer wanted there and drove to Minnesota, where she stole a vehicle after finding the key on the ground outside the vehicle.
She said she drove the vehicle to Three Lakes, where she took money and other belongings from the residence of her ex.
McDaniel-Rose was bound over for trial Jan. 16 in Oneida County on charges of burglary and felony theft. She is free on a $1,000 cash bond and is scheduled for a pre-trial conference there March 10.
McDaniel-Rose is due to appear in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court on Monday for an initial appearance on her charges here.
She could face a maximum 3½ years in prison and a $10,000 fine if convicted of operating a motor vehicle without the owners consent. She is also charged with misdemeanor theft, for allegedly stealing a Best Western employee’s cell phone while staying there, and obstructing an officer for giving a false name.