Lancaster County couple arrested in thefts of Menards rebates, dirt bikes

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A Malcolm couple were arrested this week in multiple crimes in the Lincoln area.

Jesse and Krysta McIntire appeared in court Wednesday on charges of felony theft, second-degree forgery and possession of a controlled substance.

Jesse McIntire is also charged with possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person.

Court documents say their stealing spree began in January or February, when they took a Malcolm man’s Menards rebates.

On Feb. 21 and 22, arrest affidavits say surveillance cameras captured the McIntires using the rebates at both Menards stores in Lincoln.

They redeemed a total of $3,934.83 in rebates, authorities said.

Then on March 16, police said they broke into Elway Powersports near 27th Street and Fletcher Avenue.

Surveillance video shows someone using a sledgehammer to break a glass door.

Three people then enter the store, and two of them make off with two Yamaha dirt bikes. The bikes were worth more than $8,000 each.

Police have not said if they know who the third person is.

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On Tuesday, the McIntires were caught with one of the dirt bikes in their pickup truck, according to an arrest affidavit.

Investigators also found a pipe with methamphetamine residue on top of the center console, police said.

Jesse McIntire, 35, also had brass knuckles on him, officers said. He is a convicted felon, so he is barred from having deadly weapons.

Krysta McIntire, 31, is already facing a burglary charge in connection with an October break-in at a storage unit.

The couple are due back in court on May 7.