A Kent woman accused of stealing several people’s identities, including that of a Kirkland woman, and later planning to rob her with two accomplices, was sentenced to three years in King County Jail.

In addition to the identity theft charges, Jocelyn Valerie Ruiz also pled guilty to attempted robbery and bail jumping after she fled the state. With a $250,000 warrant out for her arrest, she was captured by bail bond agents from Jail Sucks Bail Bonds on Nov. 20, 2014 in California following an eight day hunt. Ruiz is also prohibited from having contact with any of the victims for 5-10 years, including the then-31-year-old Kirkland woman whose personal information Ruiz stole in 2013 and used to purchase clothing, hotel reservations and even a car from a Renton dealership despite the credit check showing a fraud alert. Previously, she had stolen the identity of a Renton woman and her father, who claimed Ruiz stole their financial information in a manner similar to that of the Kirkland woman. The court also ordered Ruiz to pay back $700 to HSBC Card Services, $1,700 to Citibank Fraud Investigations, and $1,238 to Bank of America. She also owes the court $3,638.

After being arrested for the thefts and later released, Ruiz sought out accomplices online to help her rob the Kirkland woman.

One text message from Ruiz’s phone dated Aug. 27, 2013 to an unknown person stated she was “trying to get it done, but everybody is scared.”

When the unknown person inquires about what she wanted to do, the response was “[expletive] her [the victim] up then drop her off somewhere?”

In September 2013, she finally attempted to rob the Kirkland woman’s home along with two Kent men, including one believed to be involved with Lil Valley Lokotes (LVL), a criminal street gang from the Yakima area. The attempted robbery plans fell apart when the Kirkland woman called the police, who arrested one of the men outside of her apartment building.