Key Takeaways
- • Matthew Lee Turner was identified as a suspect in a credit card theft case through multi-location surveillance footage coordination between a gym, gas station, and sporting goods store in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
- • The suspect allegedly stole two payment cards (one pink, one blue and yellow) from a gym locker room on May 13, 2026, and subsequently used one card for a $76.27 fuel purchase at a gas station.
- • An attempted fraudulent transaction of $830.45 at a sporting goods store was declined when the suspect presented both stolen cards at the register, after attempting to remove merchandise through fire exits.
- • Police investigation commenced on May 14, 2026, following the victim's report of unauthorized card usage, with forensic video analysis from three separate commercial locations enabling suspect identification.
Summary
The Jonesboro Police Department identified a suspect in a multi-location credit card theft and fraud case through systematic analysis of surveillance footage from three separate commercial establishments. Matthew Lee Turner is accused of stealing two payment cards from a gym locker room on May 13, 2026, and subsequently attempting to fraudulently use them at local businesses.
According to a probable cause affidavit filed in Craighead County Circuit Court, the suspect used one of the stolen cards to purchase $76.27 in fuel at a gas station on May 14. He then traveled to a sporting goods store where he attempted to make a purchase valued at $830.45, which was declined when both stolen payment cards were rejected at the register.
The investigation commenced on May 14 when the victim reported that her credit or debit card had been used without authorization at a gas station. The victim subsequently discovered that two cards—described as one pink and one blue and yellow—were missing from her wallet and believed they had been stolen from a locker room at a local gym her husband had visited on May 13. Police obtained surveillance video from the gym, gas station, and sporting goods store to establish a timeline and identify the perpetrator.
Surveillance footage from the gas station captured video of a black four-door Ram truck at a fuel pump. The individual who exited the vehicle wore distinctive clothing: a black hat displaying the Mexican flag, a black, red and green shirt with another Mexican flag and "Mexico" text, and gray and white slides. The same individual and clothing were documented in footage from the sporting goods store, where surveillance showed him attempting to push a shopping cart filled with merchandise through two separate fire exits before approaching the register with the stolen cards.
According to a probable cause affidavit filed in Craighead County Circuit Court, the suspect used one of the stolen cards to purchase $76.27 in fuel at a gas station on May 14. He then traveled to a sporting goods store where he attempted to make a purchase valued at $830.45, which was declined when both stolen payment cards were rejected at the register.
The investigation commenced on May 14 when the victim reported that her credit or debit card had been used without authorization at a gas station. The victim subsequently discovered that two cards—described as one pink and one blue and yellow—were missing from her wallet and believed they had been stolen from a locker room at a local gym her husband had visited on May 13. Police obtained surveillance video from the gym, gas station, and sporting goods store to establish a timeline and identify the perpetrator.
Surveillance footage from the gas station captured video of a black four-door Ram truck at a fuel pump. The individual who exited the vehicle wore distinctive clothing: a black hat displaying the Mexican flag, a black, red and green shirt with another Mexican flag and "Mexico" text, and gray and white slides. The same individual and clothing were documented in footage from the sporting goods store, where surveillance showed him attempting to push a shopping cart filled with merchandise through two separate fire exits before approaching the register with the stolen cards.
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