BROWNSTOWN, Ind. – In October 2019, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department received a report from the company that contracts the use of credit cards to bond out inmates of fraud. Four individuals were reportedly bonded out using stolen cards, but only one inmate knew he was being bonded out with a fraudulent card.
Jackson County investigators were led to Jodi Messer, 29, of Seymour. She was allegedly taking photographs of corporate credit cards while she working for a local hotel. Detectives say she would then use the photos to bond individuals out of jail on cash bonds. The cost of bonding out four people using two separate fraudulent cards totaled around $16,000.
Messer was arrested on four counts of forgery and theft. During the investigation, detectives also determined Buddy Cox, 29, of Seymour, was aware of the fraudulent cards and assisted Messer. He was also charged with forgery and theft.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department says that all four individuals that were bonded out on the stolen credit cards were quickly apprehended and their bonds were revoked.
