71 YEAR OLD ARRESTED FOR CREDIT CARD ABUSE
A 71 year old Brenham resident has been arrested for credit card abuse.
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On June 22, a report was filed with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in reference to unauthorized credit card charges. At the time of the report, the victim stated that someone had used her credit card to purchase a stove at Lowes in Brenham. Sheriff’s Investigator Mark Whidden and D.P.S. Agent Cody Rogers were eventually able to identify the suspect through receipts, interviews, and in-store video obtained from Lowes.
On August 9th, charges of credit card abuse, a state jail felony, were filed and a warrant was issued for 71 year old Brenham resident Ruby Jewel Proctor-Jones. Proctor-Jones was arrested at the Sheriff’s Office on Friday at which time she told investigators that she had received the victim’s credit card number from an Internet friend in Africa. Sheriff Hanak stated Proctor-Jones was booked into the Washington County Jail and later released on a $1,500 bond. The investigation continues with possible additional charges.