A woman in Utah has been arrested after surveillance video shows someone stealing a man’s credit card while he was having a seizure.
The footage shows a woman at a 7-Eleven store rummaging through Dustin Malone’s wallet while he suffered a seizure.
“I always said, ‘nothing ceases to amaze me,’ and then I saw that video,” said Malone to NBC affiliate, KSL.
After Malone was treated by paramedics at the scene, he noticed items missing from his wallet.
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KSL reported Malone and store clerks watched the store’s surveillance video to see what happened. That’s when they saw the apparent theft.
When officials released the video Oct. 13 asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect, her parents were among the callers to help assist police in their daughter’s arrest.
According to Det. Ken Hansen with the local police force, a 28-year-old woman turned herself in – but there’s a twist to the story.
He went on to say that the suspect claimed she was under the influence of Xanax – a drug often used to help with anxiety – during the incident.
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“She doesn’t remember making a purchase just a short time later on an online retail outlet,” Hansen continued.
The Miami Herald reported that someone made a US$130 online purchase from Hollister, a clothing retailer, using Malone’s stolen credit card.
Global News has reached out to the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office for comment.
A representative with the county’s records department told Global News Alexandra Dewsnup, 28, was arrested on Oct. 18 and booked on suspicious of theft and unlawful possession of a financial transaction card.
KSL wrote Dewsnup has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge, and was also ordered to pay $800 and sentenced to two years of probation.
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