A 39-year-old woman who claimed to be a former cell mate of Mary Kay LeTourneau was arrested Sunday afternoon by Mill Creek police in connection with a possible check fraud at a grocery store.
The woman, who also claimed to be a co-author of a book with LeTourneau called “Mass with Mary, The Prison Years,” attempted the check fraud at the QFC store on 164th Street SE.
Shortly before noon the suspect tried purchasing gift cards using a check with a man’s name imprinted on it. When asked for ID, the woman claimed she didn’t have any with her, but would have to go to her vehicle and return with it. A store employee followed the woman and got her license plate number.
A store employee called police after the woman failed to return to the store. Police were given a description of a woman wearing a full dress U.S. Navy uniform driving a green Mercedes. The license plate information given showed the car was stolen.
The woman, meanwhile, went into a restaurant in the same shopping complex and tried to write another check. Mill Creek officers waited for her to return to the Mercedes and arrested her once she got into the car.
Police discovered she was in possession of a stolen Smith and Wesson 9 mm handgun with a full magazine. She had several stolen drivers licenses, credit cards, a gift card and several stolen and counterfeit checks. Drug paraphernalia was found in the vehicle. The woman was not in the Navy, saying she purchased the uniform at a thrift store.
Police learned the woman uses several aliases and had a warrant for using one of the aliases for escape from the state Department of Corrections. A convicted felon, she was booked into the Snohomish County Jail and charges were pending following the completion of an investigation by Mill Creek police.
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