A Clinton woman has been charged with two counts of falsely personate another to create liability, and one count of unauthorized use of credit card.
Angela Marie Flurry, 38 of Clinton, was taken into custody last month and, if convicted, faces $20,500 in fines or a decade of imprisonment, according to the information sheet filed with the Custer County District Court.
October 5, a Clinton resident reported a lost/stolen debit card to the Clinton Police Department, claiming they noticed some fraudulent activity on the account. The victim said they lost the card October 2 during a walk from their residence to a nearby nutrition store. The victim reported 17 transactions which had occurred since the card went missing, according to the affidavit of probable cause.
October 7, Det. Mike Bouziden visited the victim’s bank to review records which indicated only six of the 17 transactions were successful. According the affidavit, the six transactions are as following:
• Conoco Quick Shop October 3 — $17.86 at 1:45 p.m., $10.93 at 1:50 p.m. and $43.13 at 6:06 p.m.
• Family Dollar October 4 — $4.27 at 11:16 a.m. and $19.49 at 2:52 p.m.
• Smoke House and More October 4 — $17.95 at 11:32 a..m.
Det. Bouziden reviewed the surveillance footage from these transactions and identified the suspect as an adult female wearing a jacket ad a pink and black blouse. The Subject also had tattoos on her chest and right arm. During the first transaction, the suspect was accompanied by a younger female, who was recognized by Lt. Det. Luis De La Torre. It was later discovered officers had contacted this woman and the suspect shortly before the transaction occurred. The suspect allegedly identified herself as “Danielle Smith,” giving both a name and date of birth, according to the affidavit.
October 9, Det. Bouziden spoke with the suspect’s companion, who allegedly was able to identify her as Flurry. This was further corroborated when the woman allegedly provided a few credit cards with Flurry’s name, indicated she falsely impersonated herself as Smith, which created liability for the real Smith. During a records check, Bouziden located previous booking photos for Flurry, which matched the suspect in the surveillance footage, according to the affidavit.
October 21, Det. Bouziden stopped a white Nissan near Walton Road and West Commerce Road in Clinton for obstructed view due to masks being hung on the center rearview mirror. Bouziden then noticed Flurry allegedly sitting in the front passenger seat. When asked for her name, Flurry allegedly identified herself as Smith once again. When further pressed, Flurry gave her real name and was arrested without incident, according to the affidavit.
During a custodial interview, Flurry confessed to using the credit card and confessed to falsely personating herself as Smith to avoid an arrest for warrants.
According to a supplemental information sheet provided by District Attorney Angela Marsee, Flurry was convicted in May 2004 of four counts of uttering a forged instrument, a felony, in the Woodward County District Court and sentenced to a 7-year suspended sentence.
Additionally, Flurry was convicted October 2004 for unauthorized use of a vehicle by the Custer County District Court, a felony, and was sentenced to 4 years in prison, according to the supplemental information sheet.
In October 2006, Flurry was convicted of five counts of forgery in the second degree after former felony conviction, a felony, by the Custer County District Court, and sentenced to 25 years with all but the first 10 years suspended. Flurry appeared two more times for a motion to revoke the suspended sentence regarding this case, according the information sheet.
In August 2015, Flurry was convicted of falsely personate another to create liability, a felony, and was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment, according to the information sheet.
Flurry has an attorney date set for1:30 p.m. November 13 and a preliminary hearing conference set for 9 a.m. December 11.