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Florida Woman Charged With Stealing Donations for Dead Girl's Family

What to Know

  • 46-year-old Tammy Wynell Crews was arrested Saturday and charged with felony grand theft and a misdemeanor drug charge.
  • Security video shows Crews taking the jar from the Tapatio restaurant, near where 7-year-old Heidy Rivas Villanueva died on Aug. 11.
  • The jar contained about $600 that was meant to help the girl's family with funeral expenses.

Authorities say a Florida woman stole a donation jar full of cash meant for the family of a little girl killed in a shooting.

The Florida Times-Union reports that 46-year-old Tammy Wynell Crews was arrested Saturday and charged with felony grand theft and a misdemeanor drug charge.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says security video shows Crews taking the jar from the Tapatio restaurant, which is located in the shopping center where 7-year-old Heidy Rivas Villanueva was caught in the crossfire of an Aug. 11 shooting. Three men have been charged in the shooting.

A fourth person, Kezia Luckey Holmes, was arrested Saturday on charges of tampering with evidence. The Florida Times-Union reports Holmes' 28-year-old son is also wanted on an accessory after the fact charge.

The jar contained about $600 that was meant to help the girl's family with funeral expenses. A GoFundMe page has been set up to send the girl's body to Honduras for burial.

Crews was being held without bail. Jail records didn't list an attorney.

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