MONROE, N.C. — Luca Ascherman-Slavin, 21, of Boca Raton, Florida, is accused of buying new tires from a Union County automotive parts store using stolen credit card information and trying to resell them on Facebook Marketplace, the sheriff said.
However, Union County sheriff’s detectives set up a meeting with Ascherman-Slavin in a Wesley Chapel parking lot to stop the crime, where he was arrested.
Ascherman-Slavin was charged with obtaining property by false pretenses, identity theft, and financial card fraud.
He posted a $50,000 secured bond and was released from jail.
Sheriff Eddie Cathey said he does not tolerate people from out of town committing crimes in Union County.
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