Overview
- Cape Coral police arrested Marlena Velez on Oct. 12 after finding her lying on the backseat floorboard of a gray Kia Sorento during a stop.
- She faces two counts of probation violation and one count of fleeing and eluding tied to a Sept. 29 attempt to pull her over that police say she sped away from.
- Velez remains in the Lee County Jail, with reports differing on bond status as some cite no bond and another lists $2,500 based on jail records.
- Investigators previously linked her to late-2024 Target thefts, including alleged use of fake barcodes, with identification aided by her social media posts.
- She earlier pleaded no contest in the theft cases and was placed on probation, and she is due in Lee County court on Oct. 27.