A California woman was placed on five years supervised probation for pleading guilty to charges in connection with business burglaries in August 2017.
Danielle Rice, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree burglary and one count of second-degree burglary during a hearing before Cole County Judge Dan Green. As part of her probation, Green ordered Rice serve 30 days in the Cole County Jail with credit for time served and pay $1,258 in restitution.
The burglaries occurred at Rainbow Market on Rainbow Drive and at Pass-N-Gas on Route C in Russellville, according to Cole County Sheriff's Department probable cause statements. Both stores had glass doors broken and several items taken.
A few hours after the burglaries, Moniteau County sheriff's deputies responded to a shots-fired call at a residence on Walker Road in California.
Rice was one of four adults connected to the Cole County burglaries who were at the residence and were taken into custody. A juvenile also was taken into custody and later turned over to juvenile authorities.
During a search of the residence, deputies recovered several cartons of cigarettes, pocket knives and cigars taken in the burglaries.
She and the other adults were questioned and admitted to being involved in the burglaries, according to the probable cause statement. They told investigators they had planned the crimes a few days before carrying them out. Rice drove the vehicle the group rode in to the burglaries.