A 26-year-old home health aide from Ocala was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly stole cash from an elderly female client and used her credit cards to make thousands of dollars in unauthorized purchases.
This past Sunday, Joshua Daniel Williams was arrested on an active bench warrant. The arrest stems from an investigation initiated by the High Springs Police Department in June 2025 after the victim’s daughter suspected identity theft.
According to the arrest report, Williams was employed by HCP Home Health Agency and was working in the victim’s home. Investigators stated that Williams repeatedly went into the elderly woman’s wallet inside her purse to steal cash, as well as to take photographs of her debit and credit cards.
The report stated that Williams allegedly used the victim’s compromised card information to make numerous unauthorized transactions between April 2025 and June 2025. These fraudulent charges included room rentals at a Holiday Inn Express in Gainesville, food deliveries from Pizza Hut, online Walmart orders, and car payments for his 2012 Honda Accord.
Investigators also noted in the report that Williams transferred funds to a Cash App account set up in the name of his deceased grandfather.
In addition, law enforcement reportedly discovered that $1,465 in cash had been stolen from the victim between June 4, 2025, and June 17, 2025.
Williams allegedly stole a total of $4,010.47 from the victim, according to the report.
On August 1, 2025, Williams met with law enforcement and was advised of his Miranda rights. After agreeing to an interview, Williams advised that he was a nursing student at Rasmussen University in Ocala.
During the post-Miranda interview, Williams stated that his duties as a HCP Home Health Agency worker included washing dishes, doing laundry, cleaning floors, and hanging clothes. He initially claimed that he “never went into dressers, never took cash, and never went through (the victim’s) purse,” according to the report.
However, the report stated that Williams eventually admitted to using the victim’s debit and credit cards, adding that he stole from the victim because he was “low and did not have a job.” He allegedly further told investigators that he had to stop working for the victim because he “felt bad.”
On Sunday, May 17, 2026, Williams was placed under arrest and booked into Alachua County Jail, where he remains in custody. His bond has been set at $20,000, and he is facing the following charges: grand theft, exploitation of an elderly or disabled adult, fraudulent use of a credit card, and unlawful use of a two-way communications device.