A Middletown woman has recently had about $8,500 stolen out of a combination of three bank accounts by her son and her son’s girlfriend, according township police.
The daughter of the victim, a resident of the Racquet Club Apartments, began receiving notices that payments on her rent became late in April and May, and as of June, was not paid, according to the probable cause affidavit.
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Upon investigation by the victim’s daughter noticed there was a significant amounts of money missing from the victim’s various bank accounts, according to court documents.
According to police documents, the victim’s possessed three accounts, with area financial intuitions; an annuity account, a savings account , and a third for checking.
There were unauthorized withdrawals from the American General account for $2,820.39 on March 28, and on April 14, a check for the same amount was deposited into the victims First Federal Bank savings account, minus $100 that were cashed, according to court documents.
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The victim’s savings account showed a deposit of $2,720.39 on April 14, according to court paperwork. On April 16, two days later, $800 was withdrawn from the account and then two days later, on April 18, $1,700 was withdrawn.
According to court documents, the Wells Fargo Checking account was missing the most money, $5,924.45 was taken from the account.
Wells Fargo released photos of the people using the ATM to investigators from the Middletown Township Police Department, which help identify the alleged thieves as Christopher Ottinger, 53 and his girlfriend Danette Henry, 50 both of Langhorne addresses., according to court paperwork.
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Investigators interviewed the suspects, it became clear that Henry and Ottinger were having “financial trouble and needed money,” said probable cause documents.
A written statement by the suspects explained why the alleged thieving duo stole the victim’s money from her financial accounts, authorities wrote in court paperwork.
The victim never gave either defendant permission to access her accounts.
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Ottinger and Henry were charged with six felonies each, including theft, conspiracy, and receiving stolen property, among other offenses.
Both suspects were freed on unsecured bond and are scheduled for preliminary hearings in front of District Court Judge Daniel Barnowski on September 24 to answer to the charges
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
