AVON, Ohio -- Elaine Freeman -- whose husband is North Ridgeville police Chief Mike Freeman -- was scheduled to begin a jail sentence Tuesday after she pleaded no contest to petty theft charges in Avon Lake Municipal Court.

Elaine Freeman.

Elaine Freeman was arrested for stealing $188 of clothing and a picture frame from a Kohl's on Detroit Road in Avon on Sept. 17. She initially pleaded not guilty at an arraignment on Sept. 19, but changed her plea at a pretrial hearing on Tuesday, according to court records.

Freeman was fined $250 and sentenced to 10 days in jail followed by 30 days of house arrest, during which she will be monitored by the Lorain County Adult Probation Department. The sentence was scheduled to begin on Tuesday, court records said.

It was the second time she was convicted of shoplifting. On Nov. 19, 2012, she was arrested for shoplifting at an Avon Target store, an incident that eventually led to an argument between Chief Freeman and Avon police Chief Richard Bosley.

Chief Freeman objected to his wife being handcuffed and taken to the police station with the couple's 2-year-old son, saying she should have been cited and then released.

Chief Freeman was disciplined by the North Ridgeville mayor for the argument and agreed to undergo anger-management counseling.

Elaine Freeman was eventually found guilty of petty theft after the November 2012 incident and was fined $250 and given a 30-day suspended jail sentence.