O'FALLON, Mo. • A McDonald's employee who wore her uniform to sneak behind the counter and into the cash register at another McDonald's restaurant is banned from the fast-food joint and must spend two days in jail.

Jade Alexandria Mills, 21, of Wentzville got that sentence, along with two years of probation and 20 hours of community service after she pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor theft. She must also pay back the $386 she took, court documents say.

According to police, Mills was an employee of a McDonald's in Wentzville. But last August she put on her uniform and went into the McDonald's restaurant near Highway K and Interstate 70 in O'Fallon.

Mills showed up during a shift change, so initially, she was able to blend in with the other employees, police said. Surveillance video showed Mills was in the restaurant for only a few minutes, but while she was there, she worked the register, even taking a couple of orders.

During one transaction, after Mills gave the customer change, she took $386 out of the cash register drawer for herself, police said.