Two suspects arrested in 3 county flimflam operation

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office arrested two suspects involved in a flimflam operation.

Sheriff James A. McVicker said his office received a report late last week of two individuals going door to door selling tickets for a plate sale from the Elizabethtown Presbyterian Church and Bladen Crisis Assistance.

“The two operated as a team with the woman going up to the home or business while the man sat in a black pickup,” McVicker said.  “The female would take an order, write down the address and collect the money and tell the victim a plate would be delivered.”

McVicker said the church and Bladen Crisis Assistance began to get calls from people around the county and even from Lumberton.

“The crime was reported and my office put out a request to the public through the media for information on the pair after we had a good description,” McVicker said.

McVicker said the following day that information came pouring in from victims and would be victims in Bladen, Pender and Robeson counties. The victims were able to give descriptions and names. After further investigation he said detectives were able to obtain a warrant on the female. He said the two were located Sunday afternoon and arrested.

Officers charged Shana Lynn Horne, 36, of 426 Gum Springs Road, White Oak with one count of Obtaining Property By False Pretense. Horne is currently in Bladen County Jail under a $10,000.00 secured bond.

Officers also arrested Jason Lee Todd, 36, of 127 MLK Jr. Drive, Bladenboro. Todd was charged with Possession of a Fictitious/Altered Registration Card/Tag. He is also in Bladen County Jail under a $5,000.00 secured bond.

McVicker said the two are suspects in several other cases of Obtaining Property by False Pretense in all three counties and the investigation is ongoing with multiple charges expected to be filed against them. The pair are also suspects in several break-ins of local churches recently and also residential break-ins.