Jacksonville woman arrested for stealing thousands in jewelry from home

This might make you think twice about having a maid clean your house, even if you could afford it.

A Jacksonville woman is charged with taking thousands of dollars in jewelry from a married couple living near the San Jose Country Club.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says 27-year-old Kimberly E. Clay pawned some of that jewelry at stores on Beach Boulevard, St. Augustine Road and St. Augustine Boulevard.

The arrest report shows Clay had been acting as a maid at a home on Almours Road when the jewelry went missing nearly two weeks ago. A man living there estimated the amount taken at around $40,000, per JSO.

The report also noted that the man suspected Clay because she had been the only other person in his bedroom other than his wife and that's where the jewelry was before it went missing.

Detectives arrested her earlier this week after JSO tracked some of the victim's jewelry to those pawn shops. Those shops had paperwork showing Clay had been the one who sold the jewelry to them, per the report.

Clay was taken into custody at the Family Dollar where she works. Her full statement to JSO was redacted from the arrest report.

As of this afternoon, she's held at the Duval County Jail on over $30,000 bond on charges of grand theft, dealing in stolen property and giving false verification of ownership of pawned items.