Nearly a month after authoritiesconfirmed the death of missing former child actorand original MouseketeerDennis Day, two woman have been charged in the alleged theft of his car in which they were riding days after he was last seen.
But according to theMail Tribune, warrants issued last week accuse Wanda Diane Garcia, 57, of Medford, and Lori Ann Declusin, 34, of White City, of felony unauthorized use of Day’s 1990s model Ford Escort after they were stopped in the vehicle last July 26.
In addition, Garcia is charged with first-degree theft after allegedly taking and selling a brooch on July 19 that belonged to Day, reports the outlet.
Police said Day was not familiar with either woman.
Wanda Diane Garcia.Jackson County Jail
Lori Ann Declusin.
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Caswell suffers from “age-related memory loss” and has been living at a care facility, Fox previously told PEOPLE. Prior to Day’s disappearance, Caswell had fallen in the couple’s home and been hospitalized, and reported his husband missing after he realized that Day had not been to visit him in several weeks, according to Day’s family.
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Police reportedly told Day’s sister, Nelda Adkins, that a roommate who shared the couple’s home said that when Day last was seen, he was traveling on foot to visit friends.
“Ernie was in the hospital at that time … [s]o he had someone from the hospital call the police,” Adkins toldNBC News.
According to the criminal charge, Garcia, Declusin and a third person were allegedly stopped July 26 driving Day’s car. No arrests were made at the time but Garcia was cited for driving with a suspended license and the car was impounded, reports theMail Tribune.
Garcia pleaded not guilty to the charges related to Day but remained in the Jackson County jail Monday with bail listed at $20,000, according to online records.
Declusin also entered a plea of not guilty and was released on her own recognizance, reports KOBI.
Disney’sThe Mickey Mouse Clubfirst aired from 1955-1959. According to theMail Tribune, Day was a Mouseketeer from 1956-57 and a “long-time entertainer and director for the California Renaissance Pleasure Faires & Dickens Fair.”
source: people.com
