COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – One of the suspects charged in connection with the theft of a large amount of items from the Coldwater Gander Mountain store entered guilty pleas to two counts on Monday in Branch County Circuit Court.
28-year-old Paul William Goetz-Hoke is scheduled to be sentenced June 6, 2016 after he entered guilty pleas to First Degree Retail Fraud and Organized Retail Crime.
Co-defendant Kayla Kristine Wagoner is facing five year felony counts for Retail Fraud, Organized Retail Crime and Conspiracy to Commit Organized Retail Crime. Her preliminary exam is scheduled to take place on Wednesday.
According to Branch County court documents, the alleged crimes in January involved the taking of items from the store for possible reselling either through the mail or by electronic media. The arrests were made following a Coldwater Police Department investigation.
