PORTLAND, Ore.– Monet Tyler-Warren, the wife of murder suspect Kirkland Warren, has been sentenced for stealing from a local credit union.
Tyler-Warren, 26, pleaded guilty to theft and will serve two years of probation. In Multnomah County, Ore., Circuit Court she faced two counts of first-degree theft and two counts of attempted identity theft. Charges of aggravated first-degree theft and aggravated identity theft were dismissed, court records show, according to the Columbian.
According to prosecutors, as part of the scheme, Tyler-Warren transferred the stolen money to other accounts, including one in the name of Meshay Melendez, the woman her husband is accused of killing.
Employee Reports Suspicions
The Columbian further reported that in Tyler-Warren’s case, an employee at Portland-based Trailhead Credit Union reported that another employee had been changing member account information in order to transfer money. The employee showed Portland police documentation for two accounts.
The records showed that Tyler-Warren’s credentials were used to alter the information, including the password, email and phone number for one of the accounts. It also showed $20,000 was transferred to an account belonging to Melendez, court records state.
Surveillance Photos Provided
The employee also provided police with surveillance photos that showed Melendez opening an account at the credit union in November 2022, the Columbian reported.
Kirkland Warren has been charged in the March 2023 slayings of a Vancouver, Wash., mother and daughter, Melendez, his former girlfriend, and her 7-year-old daughter, Layla, sometime between March 12 and March 15, 2023, the Columbian reported.
Tyler-Warren has denied any involvement in Melendez and Layla’s deaths.
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