Auburn, Ala. - On July 18, 2024, Auburn Police, with assistance from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, arrested Charles Wayne Whitehead, age 25, from Chipley, Florida, on felony warrants charging him identity theft and theft of property first degree.

The arrest stems from Auburn Police receiving a report involving a forged check on Feb. 15, 2024. A victim who resides in Auburn reported that on Feb. 13, 2024, an unknown suspect used a forged check to unlawfully take funds from the victim’s account. The transaction occurred at a location outside of the Auburn Police jurisdiction.

Charles Wayne Whitehead was developed as a suspect, and after further investigation, arrest warrants for identity theft and theft of property first degree were obtained. Whitehead was located by Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies in Florida on July 13, 2024, and he was arrested in obedience to the warrants. Whitehead waived extradition and was transported to the Auburn Police Department on July 18, 2024, where the arrest warrants were executed.

Whitehead was transported to the Lee County Jail and held on an $10,000 bond.

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