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2/4/20
North Liberty Police say a Coralville man stole a bank card from a residence and used it to try to buy hundreds of dollars in gift cards from Walmart.
According to arrest reports, 34-year-old Darrell Routson of 8th Street was the only person at an apartment on Community Drive on New Year’s Eve. The next day the apartment’s resident noticed her bank card, a $250 check and $40 in cash missing.
Surveillance video at Walmart allegedly shows Routson trying to purchase $932.96 in gift cards at a self-checkout lane.
Routson has multiple previous theft convictions. He’s charged with 3rd Degree Theft and Unauthorized Use of a Credit Card Under $1,500. If convicted on both charges, he faces a maximum of four years in prison.