On April 18, 2025, a Yavapai County jury found 38-year-old Sheena Holmes of Prescott, Arizona, guilty of theft over $25,000 and theft over $100,000. The charges related to thefts from a local business and charity. Yavapai County Attorney Dennis McGrane thanked the jurors for their service and praised Deputy Yavapai County Attorney Glen Asay for doing an excellent job presenting Holmes’ complex crimes to the jury. He also praised the Prescott Police Department for conducting a thorough investigation that helped uncover the full extent of Holmes’ crimes.
County Attorney Dennis McGrane stated, “The magnitude of Ms. Holmes thefts is staggering. The fact that she stole from a local business that trusted her and that many members of our community rely on for construction materials, and then from a charity that provides services to the homeless and desperately poor is reprehensible. Crimes like these have no place in this county, and my Office will vigorously prosecute anyone who chooses to steal. I hope the sentence that Ms. Holmes will be receiving in this case will deter others from stealing what is not theirs.”
According to the Prescott Police Department’s investigation, Ms. Holmes stole over $30,000 from a local construction supplies business in Prescott in late 2021 and early 2022 while working as an accounting clerk. Ms. Holmes left her employment after four months, and a newly hired accountant at the company discovered the crimes. Ms. Holmes had already started working as an accountant for a Prescott-based organization that helps the homeless. Over a year, Ms. Holmes took more than $111,000 from the charity’s thrift store, low-income housing income, and shelter fees. The fraud was discovered when Prescott Police Department investigators called the charity while investigating a theft at a construction supply company.
Sentencing will take place on June 16, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. before Yavapai County Superior Court Judge Krista Carman. Holmes faces a minimum three-year sentence and a maximum of ten years in Arizona State Prison.
