Doris Payne, 79 (Associated Press File Photo) |
SANTA MONICA (KTLA) -- An 80-year-old woman who claims to be an international jewel thief with a five-decade career pleaded no contest Friday to stealing a $16,000 ring from a Santa Monica store.
Doris Payne, of Long Beach, was convicted of grand theft and sentenced to 16 months in prison.
Payne was found guilty in January of stealing an $8,900 ring from a San Diego Macy's and was sentenced to 5½ years in prison.
Her sentence Friday will be tacked on to her current jail time, prosecutors said.
Payne, who was born in West Virginia, has been jailed in several states.
She claims to have shoplifted jewelry from New York to Monte Carlo.
The San Diego Union-Tribune says a documentary of her life is being made.
Doris Payne, of Long Beach, was convicted of grand theft and sentenced to 16 months in prison.
Payne was found guilty in January of stealing an $8,900 ring from a San Diego Macy's and was sentenced to 5½ years in prison.
Her sentence Friday will be tacked on to her current jail time, prosecutors said.
Payne, who was born in West Virginia, has been jailed in several states.
She claims to have shoplifted jewelry from New York to Monte Carlo.
The San Diego Union-Tribune says a documentary of her life is being made.
