SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The woman named 2022 Miss South Dakota USA pled guilty to a petty theft charge Monday morning.
Shania Ann Knutson, 21, was arrested in January, accused of stealing more than $500 worth of items from the Brookings Walmart over the course of several months.
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Court documents say Knutson was “skip scanning” and/or ticket switching items between October 10th and December 16th.
As part of the sentencing, Knutson was ordered fines and court costs. She won’t have to spend jail time as long as she stays out of trouble for the next year.
As Miss South Dakota USA 2022, Shania Knutson represented the state in the Miss USA 2022 pageant. As a 7th generation South Dakotan, Shania grew up on a farm near Viborg, SD and lived in Brookings during her reign
