Suspect detained in Illinois over area burglary, fraud

A Cape Girardeau County arrest warrant was issued Friday for burglary and fraud suspect Jordan Lashaun Benford of Lebanon, Tennessee.

Benford, 20, was arrested in Peoria, Illinois, on Oct. 14 on unrelated charges. Cape Girardeau County has filed to extradite him, but it is up to Benford to accept extradition. He remains an inmate in Tazewell County Jail in Illinois.

Benford will be arraigned at a future date in Cape Girardeau County. In Cape Girardeau circuit court, Benford is charged with one count of burglary and one count of fraudulent use of a credit device in Cape Girardeau.

A burglary was reported Oct. 12 at 3122 Dogwood Drive in Cape Girardeau. The victim told police her new iPhone, HP laptop computer and a wallet containing checks, cash and credit cards had been stolen, according to a probable-cause statement. The victim also said her Sears MasterCard and First State Community Bank card had been used Oct. 12 at Wal-Mart stores in Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Perryville, Missouri.

Police obtained video of two suspects using the victim's MasterCard and her First State Community Bank Card. The second suspect, shown with Benford, has yet to be identified, according to the statement. The other suspect used the MasterCard to buy a PlayStation 4.

As the suspects were leaving, the Tennessee license plate of a 2005 Nissan registered to Benford was identified. At the Jackson Wal-Mart, the MasterCard was used to buy a laptop computer and an Xbox One game system. The suspects bought another gaming system at the Perryville Wal-Mart. Their total purchases were about $980.

The victim's computer and phone were found in the car as well as a new HP laptop, Xbox and PlayStation 4 whose serial numbers matched those on the receipts from the victim.

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