UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A southwestern Pennsylvania woman who denied leaving her 8-year-old granddaughter behind with stolen goods was ordered to stand trial on shoplifting charges. Elaine Weimer, 50, was ordered to stand trial on Wednesday on charges of retail theft, endangering the welfare of a child, and corruption of minors.
Workers at a Wal-Mart store in South Union Township testified they confronted Weimer about shoplifting on June 23. The girl returned $199 worth of items in reusable shopping bags she was carrying - but the employees said Weimer denied knowing the girl, got in her car and drove away.
The girl was not charged and told state police her grandmother told her "to get stuff for her grandmother and her grandmother made her hold the bags."
Workers at a Wal-Mart store in South Union Township testified they confronted Weimer about shoplifting on June 23. The girl returned $199 worth of items in reusable shopping bags she was carrying - but the employees said Weimer denied knowing the girl, got in her car and drove away.
The girl was not charged and told state police her grandmother told her "to get stuff for her grandmother and her grandmother made her hold the bags."
Love this defense! This little girl must have looked ridiculous holding $200 worth of goods. How can you be so cold and desperate that you are willing to leave your granddaughter to take the rap. I actually had to read this article a few times before I fully understood what this old woman had done. She's like an evil grandmother from an early 90's Disney cartoon. Grandmothers are supposed to be sweet and give you candy you don't really want, like werthers, and write you small checks for holidays that they think is a lot of money, but really isn't. They are not supposed to frame you for shoplifting at Wal-Mart.
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