Crime & Safety

Gun Theft of 'Stolen' Weapon Leads to Charges for Sussex Woman

A woman, who has had multiple charges with the Waukesha County Circuit Court, has been charged with burglary and arming herself with a dangerous weapon.

A Sussex woman was charged Wednesday for an October incident, in which she is accused of breaking into her mother's ex-boyfriend's trailer home and stealing a loaded handgun, reported the Sussex Sun. 

Kayla M. Eddy, 23, claimed the gun was stolen from her. She has been charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court with burglary and arming herself with a dangerous weapon.

This was not Eddy's first run-in with the law. In 2009, she was convicted of possessing an illegally obtained prescription, according to court records.

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Eddy was also was charged with drug paraphernalia possession in February after she allegedly stole her mother's car. Earlier this month, she was charged with bail jumping after a man reported to the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department that she was trying to make a drug deal.


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