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IN THE HAMILTON COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER TONIGHT... BUT SHE'S BEING ISOLATED FROM OTHER INMATES. FOR THE NEXT 14 DAYS THE DAYTON, OHIO WOMAN WILL BE MONITORED BY MEDICAL STAFF AT THE JAIL FOR ANY SIGNS OF THE CORONAVIRUS AROUND 3 O'CLOCK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON... INCARNATO WAS HERE AT THE SHARONVILLE KROGER POLICE SAY SHE STOLE MORE THAN 12-HUNDRED DOLLARS WORTH OF GROCERIES. AFTER HER ARREST, POLICE SAY SHE CLAIMED TO HAVE TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 THE DAY BEFORE... THEREFORE THEY CHARGED HER WITH EXPOSING OTHERS TO A CONTAGION, IN ADDITION TO THEFT AND DRUG CHARGES. WHEN NEWS FIRST BROKE OF THE ARREST... CUSTOMERS EXPRESSED CONCERN. Police have since said "Incarnoto was not displaying any symptoms of the virus ... Officers have not been able to locate any indication that Incarnato has been tested or has had a positive test result." POLICE SAY SHE ALSO CLAIMED S WAS PREGNANT AND HAD SWALLOWED NARCOTICS. AND PROVIDED OFFICERS WITH A FALSE NAME. POLICE SAY SHE WAS IN POSSESSION OF CRACK COCAINE AND MEDS TYPICALLY USED TO TREAT ANXIETY. POLICE SAY SHE REFUSED TO BE EVALUATED BY MEDICAL STAFF AT U-C. SHE WAS NOT TESTED FOR COVID-19 AFTER THE INCIDENT HERE DUE TO THE FACT SHE WASN'T SHOWING ANY SYMPTOMS LIVE IN SHARONVILLE, KARIN JOHNSON, WLWT NEWS 5. TODAY... OHIO GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE AND HIS CORONAVIRUS TEAM

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A woman accused of stealing more than $1,200 worth of merchandise from a Cincinnati area supermarket claimed to have tested positive for COVID-19.Stephanie Incarnato, 28, of Dayton, was charged with theft, drug abuse and exposing others to contagions.She allegedly stole $1,280 worth of groceries from the Sharonville Kroger store on Tuesday.A criminal complaint states Incarnato did "knowingly expose Kroger employees and present members of the general public to COVID-19 after, knowingly having positive COVID-19 test results, commit a theft offense at Kroger."But officials with the Sharonville Police Department said Incarnato only claimed to have tested positive for coronavirus, adding she was not displaying any symptoms and was cleared by medics at the scene. In addition to claiming she had the virus, Sharonville police said she also claimed she was pregnant and had swallowed narcotics.Incarnato was transported to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where she refused evaluation and medical treatment.Authorities said she was not tested for COVID-19 because she did not show any symptoms. As of noon Wednesday, officers said she was not displaying any symptoms of the new coronavirus. Incarnato had an active felony warrant through Montgomery County. She has also been charged with theft, drug abuse and exposing others to contagions (misdemeanor) based on her claims.In a brief statement, Sharonville police wrote, “In light of other news stories regarding persons flagrantly attempting to infect merchandise at stores in other parts of the county, the Sharonville Police would like to reiterate that Incarnado was NOT attempting to do this. Incarnado was NOT displaying symptoms of the virus, and only indicated she had any illness, after being arrested.”WLWT will update this story as details become available.