My question involves criminal law for the state of: Kansas
My brothers girlfriend who is 18 was shopping with a friend who is younger than 18, in Von Maur when she saw her friend steal a wallet ($20) and a necklace ($14) she did not know the friends intent on stealing. The girlfriend never touched the merchandise only the friend and they were in the friends purse. They were three steps outside of the store when the loss prevention caught them. The loss prevention officer took them out of the friends purse, took pictures of the items, and put them back on the self. The loss prevention officer stated that the girlfriend was a look out, and the county sheriff were called, the whole time the friend kept stating that the girlfriend did not do anything, she wasn't a look out.
While in the store before the county sheriff arrived the store had her and her friend sign two different papers one was that they were not to go in the store ever again and the second one was that she would receive a bill in the mail charging her $50 for the inconvience she caused, they did not give either of them copies of the paper work (there were no parents called or present at all during this time). They are still pressing charges (the only charge we can guess is petty theft). Well the friend did not get charged with criminal charges or receive a NTA paperwork from the officer, but they both did sign the other papers the store wanted them to sign.
We were wondering what should the girlfriend do?

