A judge sentenced a Beecher City woman to two and a half years in IDOC for Retail Theft with a prior conviction. 

Shelby County State’s Attorney Nichole Kroncke made the announcement that the judge sentenced 39-year-old Amy Merrifield Thursday. 

Authorities charged Merrifield in February 2021 with stealing groceries totally just under $45 from Walmart in Shelbyville by using the self-scanning device and deliberately not scanning items. Merrifield had been on parole at the time of her arrest. 

Merrifield received her sentence after a contested hearing that showed this is her third felony conviction, second prison sentence and fourth retail theft conviction. 

The Shelbyville Police Department investigated the case.