On July 7, 2006, Detectives from the Financial Crimes Division, arrested Augustus Jacobs of Baton Rouge at a local business after he used another person's credit card. Jacobs had established a cell phone account in the individual name who had lost the card. After investigating the use of the credit card found that the credit card was used at several local business to buy merchandise which was later sold by Jacobs. Due to the fraudulent activity the victims credit card company is suffering a financial loss of $1,418.97.

Addition charges for Jacobs at the time of arrest are: Access Device Fraud, Forgery, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of Schedule II (cocaine).

Jacobs was transported to the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison and there booked on the listed charges.