A 30-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday and faces a felony charge of unlawful use of a credit card.
Jack Michael Bell is being held on $7,500 bond in the Carson City Jail. According to the arrest report, deputies were dispatched to the 200 block of Fairview Drive in reference to a fraud report.
The victim advised she discovered that her Chase Bank debit card was missing two days ago and she said she suspected her roommate and boyfriend, Jack Michael Bell, took her debit card, the arrest report states.
The victim was notified by her bank that $180 had been taken from the "Cardtronics" ATM machine located inside CVS Pharmacy in the 2000 block of Fairview Drive on June 29. The victim went to the store and spoke to the manager about the incident. The victim told officers the manager recalled dealing with Bell because he was angry after he tried to return an item he purchased, the arrest report states.
The manager also advised the victim she located a discarded ATM receipt left behind by Bell, according to the arrest report. The receipt matched the last four numbers to the victim's debit card. The victim said the manager located video footage of Bell using her card at the ATM, the arrest report states.
Officers spoke with the store manager who advised she recalled the incident with Bell the previous day because he was angry the "Google Play" card he purchased wasn't working. The manager said Bell was upset about having to return the item and the process involved, the arrest report states.
The manager showed the officer security video of Bell using the Cardtronics ATM between 3:20 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. The time stamp on the recovered ATM receipt was 3:21 p.m. The manager advised she would have to get clearance from her supervisor to release the tape. She advised she would notify the sheriff's office.
Officers then made contact with Bell at his work and requested to meet with him at the Sheriff's Office to speak about the incident, the arrest report states. Bell told the officer on the phone that the victim was lying and she allowed him to use the debit card on her behalf, the arrest report states.
The officer advised Bell that the two could speak about it more in depth when they met in person. The arresting officer then again spoke to the victim who had advised she had text messages between her and Bell indicating he was lying to her about taking her debit card. The officer viewed the messages which showed the victim questioning Bell about taking her debit card. In the messages, Bell denied any involvement in taking or using the card. The victim forwarded the messages to the officer, the arrest report states.
At around 5 p.m. officers met with Bell at the Carson City Sheriff's Office where he was read his Miranda rights and was advised of the circumstances being investigated and that he was a possible suspect.
Bell was cooperative and agreed to speak about the incident. He started off by saying the victim was lying and had a history of causing problems. Bell was advised the issue was the card and the matter at hand, the arrest report states.
He told the officer that the victim gave him the card to use and asked him to take out $180 cash for her. He said he gave her the money and said she had forgotten to ask him for the card back, the arrest report states.
He was asked why, on the recent text message to the victim, did he deny using the card or knowing where it was. Bell told the officer that in the middle of sending the text message they spoke over the phone.
The officer advised Bell that his story didn't match and pointed to the timeline of the messages which indicated after they had this alleged conversation where he confessed to having the card, he still continued to deny to her he had no knowledge of where the card was or that he had used it. Bell was insistent that the victim was lying to police.
He was taken into custody. During inventory of Bell's wallet the officer asked if the victim's debit card was inside. Bell said it was. He offered to pay the victim the money she was out, the arrest report states. The officer advised that he should follow up with his attorney with any issues about the case. He was booked without incident.
In other arrests:
— A 21-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Sunday at the intersection of Lompa Lane and Highway 50 and faces a felony charge of driving a stolen vehicle and a misdemeanor charge of being in violation of a suspended sentence.
Kimberly Ann Sebring was in a vehicle that was stopped at 12:04 a.m. eastbound on Highway 50. The vehicle, a Cadillac Escalade, was stopped because it didn't have a license plate light.
A Carson City Sheriff's Office patrol officer spoke with the driver and two passengers, including Sebring, who had two warrants issued for her arrest. One was a felony warrant, being in possession of a stolen motor vehicle, issued May 2, 2013 out of Carson City Justice Court. The other warrant was for violation of a suspended sentence, failure to report for daily check-in issued April 18, 2013. Bail: $6,000.
— A 28-year-old Carson City man faces a felony charge of providing false identification to avoid prosecution and two misdemeanor charges — violation of a suspended sentence and a warrant out of Douglas County. Dylan Ray Girard was arrested at 1:55 a.m. in the 1400 block of Rand Avenue on Sunday. Officers went to the home of Girard to serve a warrant.
When officers arrived they met with Girard who identified himself as someone else. According to the arrest report, the man tried to convince officers by telling them names of another man's sister, mother and providing a Social Security number.
The man was instead positively identified by his tattoos and pictures from the local law enforcement photo system. He was taken into custody. Bail: $13,500.
Those arrested and facing charges are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.