Kmart employee charged with thefts over a month at store

By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com

A Charles City Kmart employee was arrested Monday and charged with theft for allegedly stealing more than $6,000 from the store over the last month.

Charles City police arrested Kenin Dean Neve, age 28, of Charles City, and charged him with second-degree theft, a Class D felony, for allegedly taking approximately $6,200 of cash and merchandise from the Charles City Kmart.

According to the criminal complaint filed in Floyd County District Court, Neve was observed by store security and management placing cash in his pocket from a store cash bag.

The report said that Neve wrote a statement saying he took $6,200 over the last month.

He was released to the supervision of the Iowa Department of Corrections.

A preliminary hearing is set for Dec. 31, but in most cases the county attorney’s office files a trial information listing the charges and an arraignment hearing is set. The defendant’s attorney usually then files a written arraignment and plea.