Gainesville woman accused of stealing jet ski

A Gainesville woman has been charged with theft by taking. 

On Monday, officials with the Hall County Sheriff's Office arrested Mercedes Brittany Brackett, 26, who's accused of stealing a Sea-Doo jet ski last month. 

On July 18, authorities said Brackett took the watercraft which is valued around $1,5000. 

Brackett was arrested without incident in the 4400 block of Lowden Point. She also had a hold from another county in Georgia. 

She remains in custody at the Hall County jail.