A 32-year-old Quilcene woman caught in the wrong place and pants pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary and third-degree theft Friday in Jefferson County Superior Court.

Corrisa Jeanne Pool was arrested March 30, 2020 after deputies were called to a burglary in progress at Sugar Hill Country Store in Beaver Valley. Pool was found inside the store wearing pants she had stolen from one of the store’s co-owners. 

A deputy discovered Pool had broken a small window to get inside the store, and one of the store’s owners pointed out food that was missing and presumed to have been eaten by Pool during the burglary.

During a court appearance Friday, Pool admitted her guilt in the break-in.

Deputy Prosecutor Chris Ashcraft said the standard sentencing range on the burglary charge is three to eight months, while the theft charge had a sentence of up to 364 days in jail.

Ashcraft said the prosecutor’s office was recommending a sentence at the bottom of the range for the burglary charge, and 90 days for theft.

Superior Court Judge Keith Harper asked why the recommendation focuses on the bottom end for the felony.

Ashcraft said Pool took responsibility for the crime, “instead of stretching this out.”

“I think it’s a fair resolution and I would ask the court to endorse it,” added Richard Davies, Pool’s public defender.

Harper noted he would usually give a sentence in the midway point of the sentencing range, but said he would follow the recommendation.

Pool was sentenced to three months for the felony burglary charge, and 90 days for the gross misdemeanor, with the sentences running concurrently.

She was also ordered to pay $500 in court costs.