My friend’s wife was a cashier at a grocery store and had previously stolen some items. She did get fired but not for that reason sort of. She got fired because a customer came in to buy groceries and so she went through another cashier she just had charged her for the W.I.C and still had food in cart. she then went to a taco shop they have at the store and came back through the line to my friends wife register, she scanned the items and the customer came short of money so she said she was going to leave the items (which were already bagged) she said that she was going to place the cart with items in front so that the workers can place them back. Management accused the customer for stealing the items (Customer did not even step outside) and accused the first cashier and my friends wife for voiding out the transaction. The first cashiers along with the customer were taken to jail and my friend’s wife got a ticket for theft under $50. Obviously all three got fired.
She (My friends wife) was told by a co-worker that management from store are going to show up for her court date and try to do something (press charges).
My questions are: Can they do that? If so what should she do? And finally how should she plea be guilty, not guilty or no contest.
Thank you in Advance

