12/12/2011 9:59:00 PM
Pair in money-for-sex-change case likely to serve little time
Scott Orr
The Daily Courier

http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=101033

PRESCOTT - Two people accused of stealing $45,000 from a Wal-Mart to pay for a sex change operation and a car were in court Monday.

In September, Prescott police arrested two Wal-Mart employees, Spencer Danger Cullen, 24, and Adriano Valdes Altiveros, 19, on charges of planning, over a period of weeks, to commit the burglary, and then taking the money, said Prescott police spokesman Lt. Andy Reinhardt.

The pair had used a key to get into a locked cash office and take $45,000, Reinhardt said, adding that Altiveros distracted cashiers while Cullen stole the cash. The pair wanted to buy a car and pay for a sex-change operation for Cullen.

By the time police checked surveillance video and figured out who their suspects were, and then made arrests, the suspects already bought a car for $22,000 and "numerous clothing items," Reinhardt said.

My son lives in Prescott and isn't speaking to me because of my transition. Thanks for the great publicity.

Huggs

Emily