California woman charged with theft of expensive bird from downtown Casper

California woman charged with theft of expensive bird from downtown Casper

CASPER, Wyo. — A California woman has been charged with felony theft for allegedly leaving a downtown Casper shop with a $2,000 bird in her bag on April 30. Lisa Katrina Erickson, 63, was identified as a suspect in recent weeks and was charged in circuit court on Monday, June 23. She is presumed innocent unless proven or pleading guilty. Stills from the store’s security footage showing the suspect with the bird, a white-bellied Caique, circulate…