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Accused car thief appears in court

Kylie Barmann
Kylie Barmann
A Wathena woman accused of taking a St. Joe man’s car, by swiping the keys from his house appeared in a Buchanan County courtroom Tuesday.

Kylie Barmann, 23, is charged with one felony count of stealing a motor vehicle. According to court documents, she was inside the victim’s home on North 20th Street May 12. The victim went into another room, he told police the defendant, his car keys, and his car were gone.

Barmann appeared via video conferencing before Associate Circuit Judge Keith Marquart. The judge entered a plea of not guilty on her behalf and scheduled the case for the preliminary hearing docket June 16. She will apply for a public defender.

Barmann is being held in the Buchanan County Jail, unable to post $7,500 bail.

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