Kelli Lepler, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
GRAND ISLAND – The former owner of a cemetery headstone business in Grand Island remains incompetent to stand trial, Hall County District Judge Andrew Butler ruled on June 17.
Kelli Lepler, 47, is accused of receiving $258,404 from 43 customers. The headstones were never installed through her business, Monument Advisors.
Lepler appeared by Zoom from the Lincoln Regional Center. Her attorney is Jessica Fauss, Deputy Hall County Public Defender. Prosecution was represented by Deputy Hall County Matthew Boyle.
Lepler will remain at the Lincoln Regional Center to continue participating in treatment to restore competency.
The next court date for the case is at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 12.
She is charged in Hall County District Court with 46 counts of theft by deception, of which 38 charges are felonies and eight charges are misdemeanors.
The purchases were made between Jan. 8, 2020, and Feb. 9, 2023.
