Lisa Corcoran
FLINT, MI -- A Vienna Township woman may spend the next eight months behind bars after pleading guilty to stealing over 100 items from two Genesee County cemeteries and using the pieces to decorate her home.
On Monday, July 24, Genesee Circuit Chief Judge Richard B. Yuille sentenced Lisa Marie Corcoran, 44, to the county jail for nine months - with credit for 36 days of time already spent - followed by three years of probation.
Corcoran pleaded guilty in June to an amended charge of attempted larceny between $1,000 and $20,000. In addition to jail time, Yuille ordered Corcoran to complete the New Path's women's substance use disorder program and perform 240 hours of community service.
Corcoran's attorney, Bruce E. Doll, was not immediately available for comment on the case.
Genesee County Sheriff Robert J. Pickell previously said Corcoran was believed to have stolen over 100 items from 24 graves on six different occasions.
"To steal from the dead is an unimaginable act that defies description," Pickell previously said. "This is a new low."
West Vienna Cemetery and Woodlawn Cemetery both reported stolen items on April 1, Pickell previously said. Following the thefts, Pickell said there were four police reports filed regarding missing outdoor ceramic and metal decorations.
On May 29, a witness saw Corcoran driving away from a condo development with flowers from porches and back lawns, Pickell said.
A witness later called police with the license plate number of Corcoran's silver Pontiac. Genesee County sheriff's deputies later pulled Corcoran over, finding flowers and other items in the back of the vehicle, Pickell said.
In total, investigators seized 188 pieces of stolen property that Corcoran used to decorate her home, including a bench worth $500, Pickell said.