Two Women Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Identity Theft in Rankin County
Rankin County – Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced that Judge Dewey Arthur sentenced Sylyndrell Pugh and Samantha Wilson to both serve fifteen years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections for their crimes of Identity Theft in Rankin County.
On February 17, 2023, the Flowood Police Department received a call regarding two females stealing a lady’s purse inside the store of TJ Maxx at the Dogwood Shopping Center. Flowood Police responded to the scene, obtained a description of the vehicle they were traveling in, quickly located the vehicle, and conducted a traffic stop. During the traffic stop, officers searched the car and found several items of new merchandise from Belk and Target. They also found purchase receipts, several gift cards, marijuana, and a wallet that did not belong to the suspects. Officers searched Wilson and found a credit card belonging to the victim from TJ Maxx and a driver’s license belonging to another individual. Both females were arrested and taken into custody.
Shortly after the arrests, the Flowood Police Department received multiple reports from other victims claiming their wallets were stolen while grocery shopping at Kroger and that their credit cards had been fraudulently used at Belk and Target. Flowood investigators obtained surveillance video and found that the same suspects were responsible for these thefts and fraudulent conduct. Additionally, Flowood investigators found that the receipts, credit cards, and identification information found during the vehicle search belonged to the victims.
“Sylyndrell Pugh and Samantha Wilson are career criminals with a history of fraudulent conduct all over the United States,” stated District Attorney Bramlett. “We applaud the outstanding work of the officers and investigators of the Flowood Police Department. The success of these two cases exemplifies what happens when a community's citizens, retailers, and businesses work hand in hand with law enforcement.”
Defendants
Name: Sylyndrell Pugh
Date of Birth: 05/04/1979
Name: Samantha Wilson
Date of Birth: 01/08/1973
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