Woman Accused of Breaking Into Winfield Home, Taking Vehicle
- John Eads
- 3 days ago
- 3 min read
WINFIELD, Mo. — A vehicle disappeared from the garage of a Winfield home after someone entered the residence and took a key from inside. Hours later, the vehicle was back — but the investigation into what happened was only beginning.
Kaitlyn Rose Young is now charged with second-degree burglary and first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, both Class D felonies, in connection with the May 23 incident on Darla Drive.
Kaitlyn Rose Young — Winfield, Missouri
Charges:
Burglary — Second Degree — Class D felony
Tampering With Motor Vehicle — First Degree — Class D felony
Winfield Police were called to the home shortly before 3 p.m. after a resident returned and noticed a rear door was open. A vehicle normally kept in the garage was gone.
The resident contacted her mother, who owned the vehicle, and confirmed she had not taken it. A check inside the home found that the spare vehicle key normally kept on a hook in the kitchen was also missing.
Young, who is the vehicle owner’s daughter and the reporting party’s sister, was identified as the person believed to have entered the locked home and taken the vehicle without permission.
The investigation soon traced the vehicle elsewhere. Family members confirmed Young had gone to the home of the father of her children and picked up the children in the missing vehicle.
A Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputy assisted Winfield Police in clearing the Darla Drive residence. Officers found the rear garage door and another door open and a television inside the home turned on.
The vehicle was entered into law-enforcement records as stolen.
Later that day, police received word that it had reappeared at the residence. The person who reported its return did not see who brought it back, and police subsequently removed the vehicle from the stolen-vehicle system.
Police returned the following day to collect additional statements. The vehicle’s owner confirmed she wanted to pursue charges.
During that follow-up, she also reported having been the victim of other incidents involving Young, including fraud. The probable cause statement notes those incidents were confirmed through the law-enforcement case reporting system but does not provide further details.
Police also documented that Young’s daughter had been contacted and asked what Young should do about taking the vehicle.
Evidence from the investigation was processed and secured at the Winfield Police Department.
An arrest warrant was issued Aug. 13. Judge Michael R. Jacobs set Young’s bond at $5,000 cash only and ordered no contact with the victim or any co-defendants.
Young is currently in custody. No future court date was provided in the records reviewed by Lincoln CountyWatch.
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Primary Sources
Probable cause statement
Arrest warrant
Lincoln County Circuit Court records
Missouri Case.net
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