The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Department arrested a Choudrant man Tuesday after he allegedly committed identity theft.
Jurdon Thomas, 35, was arrested about 6:30 a.m. Aug. 27 after deputies investigated a complaint he used another person’s identity to apply for loans.
A woman told deputies that multiple loans had been applied for in her name by someone else. She checked the email associated with the loans and determined that her relative had applied for the loans using her name.
The woman said she did not give Thomas permission to apply for any loans in her name.
A second woman said Thomas sent money from her bank account to his credit card.
Deputies located Thomas on Ford Street in Choudrant. He stated he applied for the loans in his relative’s name without her permission but was going to pay her back. He said he had a job but needed the money. Thomas was arrested for three counts of identity theft and booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center.
Bail was set at $2,500.
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