ROCKINGHAM — A woman is facing felony charges after allegedly stealing appliances.
According to an arrest warrant, 55-year-old Charlotte Lesesne Clark (booked as Charlotte Rebekah Clark) broke into a building on Gattis Street in the Cordova area on July 2, stealing a washer and dryer.
Records show Clark also lives on Gattis Street.
The warrant — charging her with breaking and entering and larceny after breaking and entering — was issued July 3 and Clark was arrested July 8.
Clark was booked into the Richmond County Jail where she is being held on a $25,000 secured bond. She is scheduled to appear in court July 17.
Court records show Clark has a pending charge of felony larceny in Moore County for allegedly stealing more than $1,200 worth of clothing, perfume and jewelry from Women’s Belk in Southern Pines.
Records with the N.C. Department of Adult Correction show Clark has a history of theft dating back to 1988 when she was convicted of shoplifting and misdemeanor larceny.
The following year, Clark was convicted on two counts of misdemeanor larceny and one count each of felony larceny and assault with attempt to inflict serious injury.
Her record is clear through the ‘90s, however Clark was convicted on two counts of keeping hired property in 2000 and uttering a forged instrument the following year.
Other convictions include:
2007 - misdemeanor larceny, aiding and abetting possession of stolen goods
2008 - common law robbery
2011 - obtaining a controlled substance by fraud (Moore County)
2012 - attempted possession of stolen goods
2013 - two counts of uttering a forged instrument
2016 - maintaining any place for a controlled substance
2018 - school attendance law violation
All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
