Two criminal cases against a DuBois woman accused of stealing from her job and using a care home resident’s credit card were waived to the Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas on July 2. Prosecutors allege the defendant, 37-year-old Katie Lynn Neal, siphoned thousands by scanning a Cash App at a Brookville Sheetz register and then ran unauthorized charges on a Sheetz Visa card in nearby towns. Neal is free on $20,000 unsecured bail for each case, $40,000 total, while both matters move into county court.
Alleged scheme at Brookville Sheetz
According to the criminal complaint, Neal worked at the Sheetz at 300 W Main St in Brookville and told store security, "I scanned Cash App on my phone at the register. I scanned about $4,500 onto my phone," after officers reviewed 21 transactions that police say ranged from $200 to $250 and totaled $4,625. Investigators said the entries appeared like purchasing Cash App or gift card credits without depositing cash into the terminal, and a security printout helped trigger the probe. These details are outlined by exploreJefferson.
State police say card was used without permission
A separate Pennsylvania State Police complaint says a Sheetz Visa belonging to a care home resident showed unexpected charges between Feb. 2 and Feb. 7, 2026, at businesses in Punxsutawney and DuBois and for PayPal transfers. Troopers say surveillance from those businesses showed a woman driving a white Dodge Durango whose registration was linked to Neal, and that investigators matched the driver in the video to her driver's license photo. During a March interview, Neal allegedly identified herself and told a trooper, "I'm going to be under arrest, aren't I?" Court records also show Neal is free on $20,000 unsecured bail for each case. Those details are laid out by exploreJefferson.
Court action and legal context
Court filings show theft-by-unlawful-taking and receiving-stolen-property counts were filed April 24, and that access-device and related misdemeanor counts were filed June 9. Both matters were waived to the county court on July 2 and have been transferred to the Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas at 200 Main St in Brookville. Many of the felony counts are graded as third-degree felonies under Pennsylvania law, which carries a statutory maximum prison term of up to seven years. The Jefferson County court directory and Title 18 of the Pennsylvania consolidated statutes list the courthouse address and the statutory classifications, respectively: PACourts and the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
What’s next
Both cases are now on the docket in common pleas and will proceed through arraignment and pretrial scheduling in Jefferson County. The county clerk’s office handles docket dates and records at the courthouse, and prosecutors and defense counsel will return to county court for the next steps in the process.
