A Huntsville man was arrested early Monday morning and charged with credit card abuse after several incidents of theft were discovered at a Huntsville fast food restaurant.
On Sunday night, a customer of the Huntsville Wendy’s location returned to the store after dining there earlier in the evening and asked to speak to the manager.
The customer informed the manager that their credit card account had been charged twice for their meal.
This prompted the manager to conduct an internal audit of the cash registers, at which time it was discovered that several credit cards had been charged twice by a single cashier, identified as Christopher Rios, 32, of Huntsville.
After making the discovery the manager contacted law enforcement, and a Huntsville police officer was dispatched to the restaurant, where Rios was arrested and charged with one count of credit card abuse.
A brief background check using his driver’s license revealed that Rios had five outstanding warrants for his arrest in Brazos County, all stemming from credit card abuse charges.
Rios was transported to the Walker County Jail where he was interviewed on Monday by HPD Detective Ken Foulch.
Foulch said Rios confessed to the crime and described his method as swiping the card, then waiting for the customer to leave and charging the same customer again for the same amount of money. He would then take the amount from the second charge from the register in cash, and pocket it.
Rios told Foulch he had been double charging cards since September, and was motivated by a need to earn extra money for his family.
Local News
November 11, 2009
Man charged with credit card abuse
- Local News
-
-
Faculty up for critique
-
Basketball show features local celebrities
-
Police warn citizens of phone scams
The Huntsville Police Department wants to alert the community about a rash of phone scams where people are trying to trick others out of their hard-earned money.
-
Mardi Gras in the mud
General Sam's hosting muddy Mardi Gras
-
A serendipitous purchase
When Marine Jones and her husband purchased land in 1980s, they had no idea the family connection they would one day find.
-
Rain is a good thing
-
Hazardous conditions create issues for motorists
- Meteor seen over Texas, Oklahoma
-
Item taking donations for soldiers
The war in Afghanistan might be coming to a close but there are still thousands of United States troops stationed over seas who need some support.
- Chamber delivers settlement check to Huntsville
- More Local News Headlines
-
Killer of Fla. Girl Found in Landfill Gets Life
Army Orders Bradley Manning Court-martial
Cancer Charity Revives Breast-screening Grants
Heavy Snowstorm Hits Colorado On Its Way East
2nd Teacher From LA School Arrested on Sex Claim
Prosecutors Close Armstrong Inquiry, No Charges
Sights and Sounds: Football Fans Pour Into Indy
Unemployment Rate Down to 8.3%
Obama: Still Far Too Many Americans Need Jobs
GOP: Jobs Numbers Welcome, Can Do Better
Fla. Man Adopts Girlfriend in Legal Battle
More Deaths As Egypt Clashes Continue
Raw Video: Prince William in Falklands
Egpyt Protesters Blame Police for Soccer Deaths
'Lucky' 9-Year-Old Receives 6-Organ Transplant
Raw Video: Michelle Vs. Ellen in Pushup Contest
First Person: Will Peyton Manning Stay in Indy?
Egypt Shaken After Deadly Soccer Riot
New Suits, New Starts for New York's Unemployed
Hall of Famer Dorsett Speaks Out on NFL Injuries
