Danita Sue Taylor of Tullahoma was arrested this week for forgery and counterfeit after she allegedly stole a woman’s purse.
Rose Kincade who works at Harton Regional Medical Center reported to Tullahoma Police that someone took her purse from under a desk.
The officer asked her to check her on line banking to see if there had been any purchases using her credit cards and there had been three purchases at three different convenience stores in the area. Someone reported that a female used one of the cards at the Mapo on Cedar Lane. Officers found Taylor to be in possession of the credit cards.
Taylor was a passenger in a car driven by Randall Swanson of Huntland. He admitted to helping her purchase items.
Taylor was charged with forgery/counterfeit, fraudulent use of a credit card, theft from a building and public intoxication. Her bond was set at $16,000 and she is to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court Oct. 2.
Swanson is charged with being an accessory after the fact and his bond was set at $5,000. He is scheduled to appear in General Sessions court Oct. 2.