AUBURN, Ala. ­- On Dec. 26, 2024, Auburn Police arrested James Keith Thornton, age 26, from Atlanta, Georgia, on felony warrants charging him with unlawful breaking and entering into a vehicle and two counts of fraudulent use of a debit/credit card.

The arrest stems from Auburn Police receiving a report involving fraudulent charges on Oct. 12, 2021. A victim reported that an unknown suspect made unlawful entry into the victim’s vehicle while it was parked in the 300 block of Genelda Avenue. Multiple items, including debit/credit cards, were stolen, and several unauthorized charges were made using the victim’s debit card. The auto burglary and fraudulent charges occurred between Oct. 10-11, 2021.

James Keith Thornton was developed as a suspect and, after further investigation, arrest warrants were obtained on Oct. 19, 2021. On Dec. 26, 2024, Thornton turned himself in to Auburn Police Department officers and was arrested in obedience to the warrants.

Thornton was transported to the Lee County Jail and held on a $6,000 bond.

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