Jail inmate charged with stealing another inmate’s debit card, trying to use it to post bail
Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Larance Devonte Scott, 23, who has been in the Alachua County Jail since last July, has been charged with grand theft and other charges after allegedly fraudulently obtaining another inmate’s debit card from the property custodian at the jail and giving it to a friend to try to post bail and buy items.
The victim posted bail on April 16 and reported that items were missing from his property. When the victim reported this to staff at the jail, they showed him a Property Release Authorization that authorized the release of his wallet and bank cards to a woman; he said he did not know the woman and had not authorized the release of his property to her.
An investigation found that Scott had obtained the personal identification number of the victim and forged the victim’s signature on the form. He was charged with criminal use of personal identification information and forgery for those alleged offenses.
Scott also allegedly solicited the woman to try to use the credit cards with a local bondsman to give the bondsman $4,000, with an agreement to make weekly payments to make up the remainder of the amount (Scott was being held on $100,000 bail). Scott has been charged with attempted grand theft over $750 for that offense.
The credit cards were reportedly declined at the bondsman’s office, so Scott allegedly encouraged the woman to buy fuel with the credit cards, and the woman reportedly $50 in gas and two commissary packages for Scott ($80) with the credit cards. By monitoring recordings of calls that Scott made from the jail, investigators determined that the woman was unaware that Scott was engaging in fraudulent activity. Scott has been charged with criminal solicitation for recruiting the woman to make purchases with the cards, fraudulent use of credit cards, and petit theft for these offenses.
Judge Thomas Jaworski added $30,000 to Scott’s bail for the new charges. He is currently awaiting trial on a charge of lewd/lascivious molestation of a child under 18, along with the new charges.
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“No honor amongst thieves.”
I think someone already said that.
Give him a break. He sounds like a young entrepreneur just honing his craft.
Diabolical
Wait a minute! Are you telling me there are crooks in jail stealing from each other? Crap, maybe they didn’t hear phone calls are free thanks to the AC BOCC!!! A$$holes!
He must have needed money for something else! Daddy needs new shoes???? Or more drugs!
No honor among thieves.
What part did the Alachua County Jail administration play in this? They facilitated some shady… Gangs do run the jail as per…Where’$ $ecuru$ (jail house phone industry) where’s the “major” Lance Yeager on his reactionary finding of misdeeds, ie. Policy & Procedure violation?
Evident small things elude to unseen BIG things, hmmm? Criminals are bad it’$ YOUR “ASO” responsibility to ensure no repeat occurrences. Each incident stands alone. How many incidents are of this nature?
Hello ASO, I will be checking on a certain inmate soon (legally and lawfully, of course) & i hope YOU have a plan of care for him that ASO is facilitating in all aspects. Next close of business I’ll be have completed my assessment of said situation and ready to make public my findings on my YOUTUBE page..
🛑 Dirty Crooks and Cop’s alike 🛑
You and Dre tied for the award of the day. Congratulations
🛑 It’s Gangsville, Where the Crooks are crooks and they do as the cops do, GPD cop’s Steal “Overtime” 👀
You’d think he’d be trying to lay low being a child molester. He’s just making things worse for himself. When he gets to prison he’s gonna be with the child molesters and he’s a child himself. I wonder how that’s gonna work for him.😂😂😂
they steel from each other in their cell blocks a friend of mine is in the women’s pods and they go in theior cells when they are doing something