A 42-year-old Seattle woman was arrested in Centralia Thursday, July 3, and charged Monday in Lewis County Superior Court with unlawful possession of payment instrument, forgery, first-degree criminal impersonation,and third-degree theft after she allegedly paid for a bracelet from the Coach Outlet store with fake $100 bills and gave the wrong name to the store clerk.
Devlin Nolan’s bail was set at $10,000 cash or bond during her preliminary hearing, four days after the Coach manager told police that a customer had taken a store bracelet, put it on her arm and gave the store clerk three fake $100 bills. Nolan reportedly left the store with the bracelet, which was worth $160, according to charging documents filed in Lewis County Superior Court.
When attempting to purchase the bracelet, the suspect reportedly identified herself to the store clerk as Devin Feliciano, according to court documents. The store clerk put that name in the store system, and the manager showed police the entry on the store’s iPad while giving them a description of the suspect.
Nolan was reportedly apprehended in the Nike Outlet store a few blocks away and was wearing the stolen bracelet. She identified herself to police as Devlin Nolan. She had a fake driver’s license in her purse, as well as her true license. Her identity was verified from her driver’s license as Devlin Jacqueline Nolan.
A search warrant was obtained for Nolan’s car. According to court documents, the warrant yielded multiple written checks with names not belonging to Nolan, numerous checks with the name of the fake driver’s license she had at the time of the arrest, additional fake $100 bills and a checkbook with multiple checks for a business called Temescal Lofts HOA out of Emeryville, Calif.
Also inside the vehicle, police reportedly found a sawed-off catalytic converter, an assortment of unknown keys, a small plastic bag containing methamphetamine, a handmade glass pipe, a container of multiple small plastic bags, and shaved car keys that could be used to access cars, according to court documents. Officers also found in the center console of the vehicle a debit card that contained Nolan’s name, confirming she was linked to the vehicle.
Nolan has no known local ties to Lewis County, according to court documents. She has a history of 16 warrants for her arrest in the past, as well as four convictions for felony second-degree theft out of King County and a felony forgery conviction out of King County.
Lewis County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer told the court Monday that this incident is “not a one-off” and that the state is concerned that Nolan will not reappear in court and will “continue in her ways of theft” if she is let out of jail.
Meyer requested Judge Joely Yeager set Nolan’s bail at $25,000, while Defense Attorney Rachael Tiller requested $10,000, citing Nolan’s ability and willingness to return to court, her “quite old” history of failing to appear, and her lack of income.
“I disagree that there is zero issue with her returning to court given her very extensive warrant history,” Yeager said. “That gives the court concern about a flight risk. Some bail is appropriate, but given the lack of income, I’ll grant the defense’s request for $10,000 cash or bond.”
Arraignment is set for July 10.
Three of Nolan’s charges — unlawful possession of payment instrumentation, forgery and first-degree criminal impersonation — are class C felonies and have a maximum punishment of up to five years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine. The maximum punishment for third-degree theft, a gross misdemeanor, is up to 364 days in prison and a $5,000 fine.
