TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Leon County man is facing multiple fraud-related charges after investigators said he used someone else’s debit card to make more than $700 in purchases at Walmart stores in Leon County.
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office Financial Crimes Unit arrested 44-year-old Justin Thorpe on Monday, Sept. 21, following an investigation into the unauthorized use of a debit card.
Detectives began investigating Sept. 17 after receiving a report of fraudulent transactions made using a victim’s debit card. Investigators reviewed surveillance footage from two Walmart locations and said they observed the same man using the victim’s debit card to make multiple purchases.
On Sept. 21, a patrol deputy with the Homeless Outreach and Street Team encountered Thorpe near a Walmart in the 4400 block of West Tennessee Street. Investigators said Thorpe matched the suspect’s description and was later identified as the man seen in the surveillance footage.
Investigators said receipts from the fraudulent transactions were found in Thorpe’s possession, along with other financial cards and personal identification belonging to other people.
Thorpe was booked into the Leon County Detention Facility. He was arrested on multiple fraud-related charges, along with charges of grand theft and possession of methamphetamine.
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