A Jefferson City woman has been charged with stealing items from a dead woman.
Erica Fletcher, 34, is charged with second-degree burglary and stealing.
A Jefferson City Police Department said officers investigated a check forgery Sunday at Family Dollar on Madison Street where Fletcher attempted to make a purchase using a stolen check and driver's license.
When officers searched her purse, they found she had an expired Missouri identification card and multiple items belonging to a woman who had died and lived in the 300 block of Case Avenue.
Fletcher later admitted she entered the home in September and removed multiple items belonging to the dead woman.
Fletcher is currently homeless and has several cases pending against her in Jefferson City municipal and Cole County courts.