FARGO-A mother is accused in Cass County District Court of using two children to help her steal items from a West Fargo Cash Wise store.

Jessica Leigh Frederick-Aspen, 32, of Grand Forks, is charged with one count of child neglect, a Class C felony, for incidents that occurred on three separate dates in August 2016 at the Cash Wise store at 755 33rd Ave. E.

Frederick-Aspen was responsible for stealing more than $550 worth of property from Cash Wise, including stuffed animals and a pair of small speakers, according to court documents.

When a police officer investigating thefts from the store interviewed Frederick-Aspen on Aug. 17, she admitted taking some items, but she also blamed two children, ages 8 and 10, for taking store property, court documents state.

The documents also say store surveillance video showed Frederick-Aspen using her children to assist her in stealing property, with some items leaving the store in a pink purse carried by Frederick-Aspen's daughter.

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In addition to the child neglect charge, Frederick-Aspen faces a misdemeanor theft charge in connection with the theft of property from Cash Wise last summer.

She also faces a misdemeanor shoplifting charge stemming from an incident on Saturday, March 25, at the Kohl's store in Fargo. In that case, Frederick-Aspen is accused in court documents of leaving the Kohl's store with about $278 worth of items she didn't pay for hidden in her purse.