The funeral director informed cops that on May 22, Tonya Boyd came into the prep work room and removed a wig from the head of a dead woman.
TYLER, Texas– A woman was jailed this week for purportedly stealing the wig off the body of a dead female at an East Texas funeral home.
Tonya Annette Boyd, 55, was booked into the Smith Region Jail on a burglary of residential property from a human remains or tomb about a case at a Tyler funeral chapel that was reported on May 23
The funeral supervisor informed cops that on May 22, Boyd entered into the prep work space and got rid of a wig from the head of a dead woman. The director stated Boyd had been told to leave previously that day. An additional worker stated they saw Boyd with the wig later on that day, an apprehension testimony said.
On May 23, the supervisor discovered the deceased woman was missing the wig that was implied to be on her go to the funeral, the file read. All employees reportedly recognized what Boyd looks like as a result of a number of calls with her over the years.
The officer wrote in that sworn statement that Boyd is understood to be a short-term who uses multiple drugs. She has actually been involved in numerous criminal acts around the funeral home, including theft.
She continues to be in the Smith Region Jail on a $ 75, 000 bond. She was likewise reserved in on prior public intoxication charges, records reveal.