Las Vegas Woman Gets Drunk, Steals Casket From Funeral Home, Dumps Body on the Sidewalk
A Las Vegas woman allegedly stole a casket from a funeral home while drunk and dumped the body outside, leading to her arrest. š #News #LasVegasNV #Nevada #WeirdNews
LAS VEGAS, NV ā In today’s ‘What the Heck?’ news, we’ve got a report that will leave you scratching your head! A bizarre scene unfolded in Sin City when a Las Vegas woman allegedly got hammered, stole a casket from a funeral home, and dumped the body outside.
Patricia Sierra, 47, reportedly told cops she had “blacked out after downing six beers” when she broke into Affordable Cremation and Burial Service last month. She now faces charges of burglary, grand larceny, and disturbing human remains.
Drunken Escapade Leads to Shocking Casket Theft
According to police reports obtained by USA Today, the drama kicked off around 3 a.m. on August 27 when a 911 caller spotted a woman lying face down in front of the funeral homeāwith a casket next to her. The caller said the place had been broken into.
When officers arrived, they found the casket on a cart outside the funeral home and a body, face down, on the rocks nearby. The funeral homeās front door was smashed open, with broken glass littering the scene.
Police later learned the body had been prepped for a viewing the day before. Surveillance footage caught Sierra in the act, showing her smashing the front window, unlocking the door, and carting the casket out of the building. She was seen going in and out multiple times like she was on a shopping spree.
Caught Red-Handed at a 7-Eleven
Things got weirder when a construction worker told cops he saw Sierra holding flowers outside the funeral home on the day of the crime.
Sierraās booze-fueled crime spree came to a halt on August 29, when a 911 caller spotted her in a 7-Eleven, still wearing the same clothes from the surveillance footage. Cops swooped in and arrested her.
When shown the video evidence, Sierra reportedly blamed her substance abuse issues, telling cops she blacked out after drinking too much. She apologized, claiming she didnāt mean to steal the casket on purposeāshe was just drunk after six beers.
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