On Feb. 20, 2022, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a burglary and theft in Sneads. Contact was made with the victim, and deputies learned that several guns, a gun bag, a cell phone, the titles to multiple vehicles, personal documents and a bank card had been stolen.
After further investigation over the course of several months, Investigators determined that about $4,500 worth of merchandise was fraudulently purchased from eBay using the victim’s account and shipped to an address in Grand Ridge.
On Sept. 2, Investigators executed a search on the property where Joshua Crawford was known to have lived, and many of the items found in Crawford’s vehicle on the property matched the items purchased fraudulently from eBay.
Contact was then made with Crawford, who was already serving time in the Jackson County Correctional Facility for another crime, and he admitted during an interview that he made the fraudulent eBay purchases. Investigators determined Crawford made a total of 43 purchases totaling about $4,500 over a two-month span. Crawford is being charged with Dealing in Stolen Property and Fraudulent use of a Credit Card.