Yenaiker Yohendy Avila-Acevedo (Photo courtesy Outagamie County Jail)
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – One of the six suspects charged in the theft of $38,000 from a Kaukauna ATM was convicted Tuesday. It’s the first conviction in the case.
Yeniaker Avila-Acevado, 23, pleaded guilty to felony theft and two misdemeanor disorderly conduct counts. She was sentenced three months in jail, which she has already served, and ordered to pay restitution, according to a court official.
According to the criminal complaint, police were called to the Unison Credit Union, 1000 W. Hyland Ave., for a report of a theft from an ATM on July 5.
Security video captured images of several people in two vehicles “repeatedly accessing the ATM and manipulating it, then removing a large amount of cash, approximately $38,000.00,” the complaint states. The thieves had staged in a nearby parking lot, then made 48 trips to the ATM.
The credit union suspected the thieves had a master key, a small gold key with a rounded base and teeth on both sides. Police later pulled over two vehicles seen on the video.
In one vehicle there were three people: Jesse Duque-Escobar, who had a Venezuelan passport, and a universal ATM key; Johamnel Ortz-Sanchez, who also had a Venezuelan passport and $2,000 in $20 bills; and Manuel Alejandro (charged as Manuel Pina-Gonzalez), who had Venezuelan identification. A subsequent search of the vehicle found a mobile wi-fi device, laptop, and USB cables. The vehicle had a Washington state license plate.
In the second vehicle there were three people: Adony Dalis-Ramirez, who had a Florida ID; Yeniaker Avila-Acevedo, who had a Venezuelan passport; and Andres Escobar-Rodriguez, who had Venezuelan identification. The vehicle had a Texas license plate, the complaint states.
Four of the suspects have Minnesota addresses, while one is from Texas and one from Florida, according to court records.
The other suspects’ upcoming court dates are as follows:
- Escobar-Rodriguez has a pre-trial conference on Oct. 2. He is being held on a $100,000 cash bond.
- Duque-Escobar has a preliminary hearing on Oct. 3. He is being held on a $50,000 cash bond.
- Pina-Gonzalez has a preliminary hearing on Oct. 3. He is being held on a $100,000 cash bond.
- Ortiz-Sanchez has a status conference on Oct. 21. He is being held on a $100,000 cash bond.
- Dalis-Ramirez has a pre-trial hearing Oct. 31. He is being held on a $100,000 cash bond.
State Rep. Dave Murphy (R-Greenville) suggested the suspects may be part of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, but Kaukauna police say they have no evidence of that.
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