Century Woman Charged With Stealing $22.7K From Jailed Man’s Account

April 2, 2016

A Century woman has been charged with withdrawing over $20,000 from a Century man’s bank account while he was in jail.

Lolita Shantel Thomas, 27, was charged with grand theft and fraud for withdrawing $22,700 without the account holder’s permission.

The victim, according to arrest report, is former jail bunkmate of Thomas’ boyfriend. Thomas was given permission to retrieve the victim’s vehicle from the county impound lot following his arrest, but she was not given permission to withdraw funds. Thomas was caught on credit union surveillance video with a black male passenger cashing checks at a drive-thru window.  The passenger has not yet been charged in the scheme.

The withdrawals were made over a period of two months in 2015.

Tomas was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $10,000 bond.

Comments

7 Responses to “Century Woman Charged With Stealing $22.7K From Jailed Man’s Account”

  1. tg on April 3rd, 2016 6:18 am

    She has to hope he never gets out of jail.

  2. tg on April 3rd, 2016 6:17 am

    Bob C what are friends for.

  3. David Huie Green on April 3rd, 2016 12:46 am

    We see here yet another good reason to avoid incarceration

    David for playing mice

  4. George on April 2nd, 2016 11:10 am

    I wonder who’s check she wrote for the bond?

  5. chris on April 2nd, 2016 8:32 am

    Yes, socialism in it’s rawest form!

  6. Walnut Hill Roy on April 2nd, 2016 8:32 am

    She is charged with stealing $22.7k and the bail is only $10k, I guess that I’d rather know the judge than the law!

  7. Bob C. on April 2nd, 2016 7:56 am

    Hittin’ a man when he’s down by stealing his cash that’s a cold shoulder.

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