Woman accused of stealing truck, crashing tractor in Gasconade County

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Rolla woman was charged with two felonies and three misdemeanors after she allegedly crashed a stolen tractor into a fence and on Thursday and ran off with camouflage boots in Gasconade County.

Ashley Walser was charged with second-degree burglary, first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, second-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and two counts of stealing fewer than $150. A warrant with a $50,000 bond was issued. An arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday.

The probable cause statement and a social media post from the Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to a home at 8:17 a.m. in the 4400 block of Glaser Hollow Road for an alleged theft in progress.

Walser allegedly stole the victim’s Ford F-250, but then returned it before stealing a tractor with a brush hog attached, the statement says. She then allegedly crashed the tractor into a fence before running off, the sheriff’s office wrote.

Deputies went to a nearby property that had “items strewn about a rear bedroom, indicating unauthorized entry and disturbance of the residence. No occupants were located,” the statement says.

Deputies then found a white Lincoln MKT at the property that had a purse with Walser’s ID and witnesses told law enforcement that she identified herself to them as “Ashley” before stealing camouflage boots, the statement indicates. Other clothes were found at the residence that did not belong to the occupant, court documents say.

Walser was found at another property in the area and the deputy noted in the probable cause statement that she was barefoot at the time of her arrest.

“Ashley admitted she had been wearing camouflage muck boots and stated she owned gray Hey Dude shoes. When shown the gray Hey Dude shoes recovered from [a victim’s] residence, Ashley initially stated they might be hers,” the statement says.

She also allegedly admitted to driving the Lincoln MKT.