In Ellis County District Court Monday, Connie Douglas of Hays was sentenced for felony theft.  According to court documents, Douglas was charged with one count of felony theft for purchases she made from April 5th, 2011 through March 3rd 2012.

In the complaint, Douglas was accused of unlawfully and feloniously obtaining the following items for personal use through the Ellis County Historical Society’s PayPal Account (18 items) and the Ellis County United Way’s credit card (2 items).

Douglas pleaded NO CONTEST to the charge, and was sentenced to 12 months of probation with an underlying prison sentence of 7 months.  The underlying prison sentence means that if her probation is revoked, she could serve up to 7 months with the Kansas Department of Corrections.  She will also be subject to 12 months of post-release supervision after she has served her sentence.

As part of her probationary terms, Douglas will also have to pay $2142 in restitution to the Ellis County Historical Society and $304.63 to the United Way of Ellis County.  The total amount she will be required to pay, including court costs, attorney fees and booking/processing fee, is $4906.43.