UPDATE (10-12-26, 2:15p.m.): Amy Lee Jones is now charged with felony bail jumping in connection with an alleged vehicle theft at a Brookfield Crunch Fitness gym on October 9, according to a newly filed criminal complaint from Milwaukee County.
Investigators say Jones was already facing felony charges in the Milwaukee Public Schools substitute teacher case and was prohibited from committing new crimes as a condition of her bond.
The complaint alleges she took a gym member’s keys and drove away in a 2017 Nissan Pathfinder without permission.
Investigators say a hairstylist recognized Jones in a social media post about the theft after identifying a wig the stylist had made for her.
The complaint states police later located the vehicle in Oak Lawn, Illinois, with Jones in custody, according to the complaint.
Jones has an outstanding arrest warrant in Milwaukee, according to the complaint.
Waukesha County has filed three felony charges involving taking and driving a vehicle without consent and bail jumping, along with one misdemeanor count of theft of movable property.
Waukesha has also put out an arrest warrant for Jones, according to court records.
Jones now has nine felonies and two misdemeanors across all three sets of charges.
BROOKFIELD, Wis.— A 23-year-old woman accused of posing as a substitute teacher at a Milwaukee high school was arrested in Illinois after police say she stole an SUV from a Brookfield gym.
Brookfield Police say Amy Jones used a false name to get inside Crunch Fitness on Capitol Drive early Friday, Oct. 9 Investigators say she then took the keys to a blue 2017 Nissan Pathfinder.
Police later located Jones and the vehicle in Illinois. She remains in custody there, and it was not immediately clear when she would be returned to Wisconsin.
Jones faces six felonies in substitute teacher case
Jones is also facing five felony charges connected to allegations she impersonated a substitute teacher at Rufus King International High School in Milwaukee.
Prosecutors allege Jones entered the school on Sept. 24, claimed she worked for a substitute teaching company and was assigned to a classroom despite not being an authorized substitute.
Students later reported that she made inappropriate sexual comments, used racial slurs and made insulting remarks about students.
Jones was charged with one misdemeanor count of impersonating a public employee and five felony counts of exposing a child to harmful descriptions. She was released on a $5,000 signature bond earlier this week and ordered to have no contact with the school or students identified in the complaint.
The vehicle theft investigation has been referred to the Waukesha County District Attorney’s Office for review.
