A North Platte woman has been accused of burglarizing the home of a family member and now faces a felony charge.

On Wednesday, an Officer with the North Platte Police Department responded to the 900 block of North Sherman on the report of a burglary.

Upon arrival, the victim told the Officer that they had left the home for a couple of hours that afternoon and noticed several things out of place when they returned home.

The Officer then inspected the home and found a window screen to be out of place.  He determined that this was most likely the point of entry for the burglar.

The victim told Police that a bottle of prescription medication was found out of place and some loose change was also missing from the home.

A short time later, the victim made contact with a family member, Stephanie Gutherless, who they suspected may be responsible for the burglary.

According to Police, Gutherless admitted to the victim that she had entered the home and taken the change.

Officers made contact with Gutherless and, following questioning, determined there was probable cause to arrest her.  Police say there were several inconsistencies in Gutherless’ story.

Gutherless was charged with Burglary-Forced Entry, and jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.