Man arrested on fraud charges

A 43-year-old Homestead, Florida man was arrested Monday for illegally using another person’s credit card.

Roy Lee Franklin was charged with multiple counts of fraud.

The Sheriff’s Office began investigating the case after Franklin was stopped in a vehicle that had been reported stolen. The vehicle had many recently purchased merchandise items inside.

Franklin was found to be in possession of credit and identification cards that did not belong to him. Further investigation showed he used that card to purchase more than $200 worth of items at a store in Marathon, Florida. Video footage and other evidence confirmed Franklin used the credit card at the store.

Man arrested on drug charges

A 36-year-old Marathon, Florida man was arrested Monday for trafficking prescription painkillers.

Macarthur Junior Sheppard was charged with trafficking 180 Oxycodone pills weighing 18.1 grams and possession of 3.1 grams of marijuana.

Sheppard was stopped on U.S. 1 at approximately 4:15 p.m. near 49th Street in Marathon for a license plate violation and possible illegal window tint. There was an odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle.

K9 Coral alerted to narcotics in the vehicle. The drugs were found in the subsequent search.

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