A Statesboro woman defrauded a local auto dealership with tales of riches, paying for four new vehicles with personal checks - all of which were no good, said Bulloch County sheriff's Chief Deputy Jared Akins. Barbara Shannette Chest, 49, of Westbrooke Drive, was jailed Saturday on charges of felony theft by deception and obstruction, but more charges are pending, he said. Investigators later learned Chest "was found to be wanted out of Laurens County, Georgia, for theft by deception, and to have a multistate criminal history of fraud."
Deputies: Woman buys four vehicles with bad checks
Utility vehicle, stolen bicycle also found at suspect's home