On Friday, June 2, 2023 at 11:19 p.m., Deputies responded to Dollar General at 2995 S. NC 87, Graham, N.C. in reference to counterfeit money. Earlier in the evening, a female used two $100 bills for her purchase. The bills were found to be counterfeit.
During the investigation, Deputies reviewed camera footage and observed a suspect using two $100 bills for the purchase of gift cards. The suspect was identified as Jacqueline Aaron Tart.
Deputies presented evidence to a Magistrate and obtained warrants for Ms. Tart on Sunday, June 4, 2023.
Numerous attempts to locate and arrest Ms. Tart were unsuccessful as it was later learned she was being aided and harbored to avoid arrest by a male subject at the same address.
On Sunday, June 18, 2023, Ms. Tart was arrested and transported to the Alamance County Detention Center. Three days later, on June 21, 2022, Brian Scott Copeland, of the same address, was arrested for aiding and harboring Ms. Tart knowing she was wanted.
Name: Jacqueline Aaron Tart W/F/24 170 Graves Rd., Graham, N.C.
Charges: 2 cts: Felony Obtain Property by False Pretense, 1 ct: Uttering Forged Instrument
Bond: $15,000 Secured
Name: Brian Scott Copeland W/M/42 170 Graves Rd., Graham, N.C.
Charge: 1ct: Felony Harboring or Aiding
Bond: $10,000 secured
