WARREN — A Warren woman accused of stealing from a residence where she was working is set to appear back in court Thursday.

Caunswayla Porter, 32, pleaded not guilty to a charge of theft in front of Warren Municipal Court Judge Patricia Knepp on Friday.

According to a police report, Champion officers were called to a Pleasant Street residence April 3 for a theft report and spoke with the residents, who said 16 pieces of jewelry, a Smith and Wesson special five-shot revolver handgun, and approximately $125 in quarters and small bills were stolen.

The male resident said he saw the gun four years ago and had no identifying information, but the woman had detailed records of the stolen jewelry because it was appraised and insured.

The pair said a home health care worker, Porter, had been working at the residence for a while but stopped coming after January and she had access and the opportunity to find the items. They added that it was suspicious that Porter wouldn’t return calls or come back to the house.

An April 20 report shows a detective followed up with five pawn shops in Trumbull County, finding that Porter had pawned jewelry at each of the stores.

The report states Porter brought jewelry to a Niles location that cuts out diamonds and melts them down, but they would email the detective the property slip with descriptions.

The report states the detective called Porter, who said she was in Michigan with COVID-19 and offered to notify him and come back to explain everything.

Porter was reportedly seen April 24 in the Niles area, but she said she was still in Michigan and could come in on April 26. She was arrested at the Champion Police Department on May 28.

In an April 26 police report, Porter said in a recorded interview that she had relapsed on drugs and made some bad choices, but wanted to right her wrongs, adding that the residents did nothing to her.

The report states Porter positively identified 15 items taken to an Austintown pawn shop, for a total of $54,870 in appraised jewelry.

Porter estimated receiving $3,000 for the jewelry and that she sold it to the pawn shops all in one day, according to the report.

Porter denied taking the firearm, adding that she doesn’t mess with them, later adding that she plans to get the jewelry back and would be willing to pay money to correct things.

The detective listed six pawn shops that he planned on following up with regarding the jewelry.

Porter remained in jail as of Tuesday evening on $75,000 bond because of her lengthy criminal and warrant history and multiple failure to appear charges on her record.