A Marion County woman accused of using a stolen debit card to purchase over $400 worth of items from two local stores has been arrested on several felony charges.

On Monday, October 28, Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies made contact with a male victim who advised that he had shopped at the Dollar General located at 4431 NW 155th Street in Reddick the previous evening, according to the arrest report.

The victim advised that he accidentally left his wallet at the store after completing his purchase, and it contained his debit card and driver’s license.

The report stated that the victim realized his wallet was missing on Tuesday, October 29. When he checked the activity on his bank account, he discovered the following unauthorized charges at Dollar General and Angel Food Mart in Reddick:

  • $11.15 purchase at Angel Food Mart.
  • $45.35 purchase at Dollar General.
  • $69.84 purchase at Dollar General.
  • $125.16 purchase at Dollar General.
  • $50.13 purchase at Dollar General.
  • $109.21 purchase at Angel Food Mart.

The total cost of the unauthorized transactions was $410.84.

According to the report, an MCSO investigation eventually revealed that the suspect in this case was 39-year-old Tasha Marie Gibbs. A Dollar General manager was familiar with her, and an employee who had “cashed out (Gibbs) the times she (allegedly) used the stolen card” at the store described Gibbs as being a “local to the area” who often shopped there.

On Wednesday, November 20, deputies located Tasha Marie Gibbs in the 4800 block of NW 157th Street, and she was detained for questioning. After being read her Miranda rights, she allegedly stated that three weeks earlier, a “friend who lives in the area” had asked her to “purchase some items from him” at the Dollar General and Angel Food Mart.

Gibbs further advised that the friend who provided her with the card was not allowed in either store. She also claimed that she “did not look at the name on the card” before making the purchases, and she was unaware that it was stolen, according to the report.

Following the interview with investigators, Gibbs was placed under arrest and transported to Marion County Jail, where she is currently being held on a $12,500 bond. She is being charged with fraudulent use of a credit card ($100 or more), misuse of personal identification, and petit theft over $100 but less than $750.

A court date has not been scheduled yet, according to jail records.