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'Felony Lane Gang' stole identities, wore wigs to cash stolen checks

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KNOXVILLE ,Tenn. (WATE) - Prosecutors announced Monday five members of a criminal organization mostly targeting Knox County women have been convicted of multiple felonies.

Lindsay Alex Rosenfeldt, 29, Demetrius Jamal Gunn, 28, Jarvis Letrey Lewis, 32, Weldon Jermaine Glinton, 33 and Joshua Chai Spicy, 43, were convicted of fifteen felonies for identity theft, theft over $2500 and burglary of a vehicle.

Knox County District Attorney's Office says the 'Felony Lane Gang' came from Florida and specifically targeted white females to steal their identities and cash checks at local banks.

On February 24, 2017, officers with the Clinton Police Department stopped a car containing Lewis, Spicy, and Glinton. During the course of the traffic stop, officers found identification cards, credit/debit cards and checks belonging to eighteen individuals.

They would identify females going into daycares, parks, and gyms as they were most likely to leave their purses in their vehicles. After burglarizing the vehicles, Rosenfeldt would then wear a wig in order to resemble the victims and cash checks from the victims at various banks in Knox County.

As the Clinton Police Department and Anderson County Sheriff’s Office continued their investigation in Anderson County, they contacted Knox County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Brad Cox and Shawn Hensley and ADAs Santana and Bright to pursue the case in Knox County.

'Felony Lane Gang' refers to the group's preferred scam of using banks' drive-through lane farthest from the bank teller in hopes the teller wouldn't question the identity of the perpetrator.

“The greatest thing you can do to protect yourself is lock your car doors and do not leave valuables in your car, especially in plain view,”
said DA Charme Allen.
“You may think you're safe because you will only be gone a few minutes, but that is exactly what this group targets.”