Auburn, Ala. - On Dec. 18, 2023, Auburn Police arrested Male Torrvellas, age 52, from Columbus, GA on felony warrants charging him with trafficking in stolen identities, four counts of fraudulent use of a debit/credit card and theft of property third degree.

The arrest stems from Auburn Police receiving a report regarding fraudulent credit card activity on Oct. 25. Officers met with a complainant that reported multiple fraudulent credit card charges had been made at various locations during a time period spanning from Oct. 8 to Oct. 23. The card used to make these purchases had also been stolen during this time frame.

During the investigation, Male Torrvellas was developed as a suspect. Police obtained arrest warrants associated with the fraudulent charges and theft of the credit card. On Dec. 18, officers located Torrvellas and placed him under arrest in obedience to the outstanding warrants.

When Torrvellas was arrested, police located evidence associated with identity theft in Torrvellas’ possession. Torrvellas was additionally charged with trafficking in stolen identities as a result of the evidence collected during the arrest.

Torrvellas was transported to the Lee County Jail and held on a $37,500 bond. This case remains under investigation, with the possibility of additional charges.

All defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.