Cookie Money Thief Out of Lock-Up; Back Home

She stole money from a Girl Scout and became the object of public outrage. Stefanie Woods has been in juvenile detention since a judge sentenced her for the theft, but now an appeals court ruling has allowed to go back home.

Woods, now 18, was still a juvenile in February, when she drove the get away car for another girl who swiped $168 from 9-year old Girl Scout Gracie Smith. It happened in front of a West Lantana supermarket. "I mean who doesn't like money?" retorted Woods in front of our cameras in February.

In May Woods had her day in court. Girl Scout Gracie Smith testified in uniform. Juvenile court Judge Moses Baker found Woods guilty of taking part in the theft.

Concerned about Stefanie's history of extensive drug use, Judge Baker ordered Woods into treatment-- a lock-down state program. Baker said he worried for her safety and had Stefanie taken into custody while she waited for space in treatment. Later in the day, our cameras captured Stefanie entering the Juvenile Detention Center in West Palm Beach.

Stefanie's lawyer Lewis Hanna pointed out at the time, it could be months before there was opening in the drug program. Hanna said he worried for Woods well being at the juvenile center. Hanna ultimately challenged the detention. And now the Fourth District Court of Appeal court is siding with Stefanie.

The appeals judges ruled Wednesday, saying Stefanie is not a big enough risk to warrant detention. Keeping her in custody, the court said, would require written reasons from the judge. The appeals judges ordered Woods immediate release from the Detention Center, and spelled out her return to so-called "home detention" where she was before.

Stefanie returned home Wednesday night. She remains under court supervision there. And she'll have to go back into custody when a space opens in the drug program.

Reached at their home, Stefanie's parents tell CBS 12 they're glad she's back home. They say Stefanie is also glad to be there.