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Records say 49-year-old Preston Tyrell Hugle is accused of defrauding an elderly couple. (WVDCR)
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A
Kanawha County man accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from
an elderly couple was arrested Monday, deputies said.
Preston Tyrell Hugle, 49, of Charleston has been charged with three counts of fraud and related activity in connection with an access device, credit card fraud, computer fraud, identity theft, burglary, petit larceny, grand larceny and financial exploitation of an elderly person, protected person or incapacitated adult, according to jail records.
In August 2025, detectives began investigating a fraudulent bank account, according to a criminal complaint filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court.
The complaint said transactions and transfers took $48,000 from an elderly couple.
According to investigators, video from a neighbor’s doorbell camera appears to show Hugle tampering the victims’ mailbox around the time a fraudulent debit card was activated.
Records said a review of surveillance footage appears to show Hugle using a stolen credit card at multiple businesses in Charleston.
Hugle is awaiting court proceedings inside South Central Regional Jail.
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