Dakota Felan (left) and Jazmine Cope (Photo courtesy of Boone County Sheriff’s Office)
An investigation into several retail thefts resulted in the discovery of two Harrison residents allegedly conducting over $50,000 in pawn transactions over the last two years. Twenty-nine-year-old Dakota Felan and 30-year-old Jazmine Cope are in the Boone County Jail and Detention Center on multiple charges.
Boone County Sheriff Roy Martin says county investigators have been looking into a large number of suspected retail thefts, and the lead investigator detected a large number of suspicious pawn transactions. The majority of the transactions alleged to have been conducted by Felan and Cope were for new power tool items. The investigator worked with asset protection and three separate retailers and observed a number of store thefts involving the pawning of stolen tools at local pawn businesses.
The investigator then worked with the Harrison and Branson police departments and Arkansas Probation and Parole to execute search warrants, leading to the additional evidence recovered from the suspects’ residence. The lead investigator says empty power tool boxes and anti-theft devices were located. The total loss on the recovered boxes was determined to be nearly $12,000 in merchandise.
Felan and Cope are both charged with theft by receiving greater than $25,000; a felony count of possession of a controlled substance; possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of drug paraphernalia with the purpose to pack or repack methamphetamine, heroin or fentanyl; and unlawful transfer of stolen property to a pawn shop. Felan also faces a misdemeanor count of possession of a controlled substance. Cope is also being charged with theft of property and possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance. She is on parole for previous drug-related offenses and is being held without bond.
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