On approximately June 14, Deputy Ryan Bean took a theft report at the Jackson County Sheriff's Department. The victim explained to Deputy Bean that on June 11, he visited his bank suspecting he had fallen victim to a phone scam, only to discover that $49,674 had been stolen from his checking account. Deputy Bean documented the report and forwarded the information to the detective’s division, where Captain Dennis Thrasher assumed responsibility for the case.
Captain Dennis Thrasher examined numerous bank statements and related documents. Based on his investigation, Captain Thrasher developed suspicions pointing towards the victim's family members as the likely perpetrators of the $49,674 theft. Acting on these suspicions, Captain Dennis Thrasher, along with Sgt. Daniel Cummings, conducted an interview with Finis Lee Henson on June 17, the victim’s son.
During the interview, Finis Lee Henson admitted to orchestrating the theft. He confessed to opening two credit cards in his father's name and setting up a mobile banking account using his father's personal information to manage and pay off the balances on these cards. Furthermore, Finis acknowledged intercepting his father's bank statements as they arrived in the mailbox and disposing of them to conceal his fraudulent activities. His scheme unraveled when Finis missed a bank statement in the mail that would have otherwise been discarded.
Following the interview on June 17, Captain Dennis Thrasher and Sgt. Daniel Cummings placed Finis Lee Henson under arrest. Captain Dennis Thrasher formally charged Finis Lee Henson with Theft exceeding $10,000 but not greater than $60,000, based on the evidence and admissions gathered during the investigation.
This sequence of events underscores the diligent investigative work of the Sheriff's Department in uncovering and addressing financial fraud, ensuring accountability and justice for the victim.
