Arkansas woman charged in Nixa, Mo., for trying to get money using stolen information

NIXA, Mo. (KY3) – An Arkansas woman has been charged after a fraud investigation turns into a chase.

According to online court records, 41-year-old Jessica Cherry is charged with resisting arrest by fleeing.

According to a probable cause statement from the Nixa Police Department, on Thursday around 1 p.m., officers were sent to a Blu Current Credit Union in Nixa for a fraud call in progress.

Bank employees told police Cherry was in a gray van in the drive-through and was using a stolen ID to cash a check for $3,695. Investigators found the ID, debit card, and check used by Cherry were stolen from a variety of theft cases in Springfield.

When Nixa officers went to talk with Cherry, she started reversing out of the drive-through and then started going forward nearly hitting an officer and driving away. Authorities chased Cherry on Mount Vernon Street towards Ozark at high speeds.

When authorities arrested Cherry, she had IDs of other people from Florida and other property that was taken due to the possibility it was from another crime. Authorities also found a trace of powder in her wallet that tested positive for heroin. She was not charged since it was such a small amount, according to investigators.

Cherry also had a warrant for her arrest from Arkansas. She is being held in the Christian County Jail on a $25,000.00 bond.

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