BLOOMINGTON — A Champaign woman is jailed in McLean County after police charged her for stealing over $300 in fragrances twice from a beauty store in 2020.
Chanelle E. Jackson, 23, is charged with two counts each of burglary, a Class 2 felony, and retail theft, a Class 3 felony. Prosecutors say she took $300 worth of products from a Bloomington beauty store in 2020.
Chanelle E. Jackson, 23, appeared Thursday for a bond court hearing before Judge Scott Black, who found probable cause to detain her on theft and burglary charges. A November 2020 warrant charged her with two counts each of retail theft, a Class 3 felony, and burglary, a Class 2 felony.
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Charging documents state that on Aug. 28, 2020, and again on Sept. 10, 2020, Jackson entered Ulta Beauty, 1615 E. Empire St. in Bloomington, and took over $300 in fragrance products each time.
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Judge Black set her bond at $15,000, with 10% to apply for release. Her arraignment hearing was then scheduled for 9 a.m. Jan 13.
Jackson was still in custody Friday morning.
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