(Westport, CT) On Friday May 27, 2016 at approximately 7:20 in the evening the Westport Police Department received a report from Castle Wine & Spirits that four individuals were purchasing merchandise with what were believed to be fraudulent credit cards. When confronted by store personnel, these individuals fled in a red Mazda bearing Maryland license plates. The car was last seen heading westbound on Post Road East. This information was broadcast to responding officers.

Shortly after the broadcast, the vehicle was spotted traveling westbound on Post Road East in the area of the Sherwood Island Connector. The car was pulled over by patrol units after making a left turn onto the Sherwood Island Connector. All four suspects were in the vehicle and were positively identified as the ones who were at Castle Wine & Spirits a short time earlier. They were found to be in possession of a number of fraudulent credit cards as wells as several bottles of liquor.

Those arrested in this incident are as follows:

Monty Payne (DOB 8/24/1981) of Queens, NY. He was charged with: Larceny in the 6 th Degree, Conspiracy to Commit Larceny in the 6 th Degree, 2 counts of Forgery in the 3 rd Degree, Forgery in the 2 nd Degree, 22 counts of Unlawful Completion or Reproduction of a Credit Card, Criminal Impersonation, Identity Theft in the 3 rd Degree, and Illegal Use of a Credit Card. Mr. Payne is being held on a $100,000 bond

Ariana Burton (DOB 12/21/1993) of Hammond, Louisiana. She was charged with: Larceny in the 6 th Degree, Conspiracy to Commit Larceny in the 6 th Degree, 22 counts of Unlawful Completion or Reproduction of a Credit Card, and Illegal Use of a Credit Card. Ms. Burton is being held on a $25,000 bond.

Tamara Magee (DOB 12/7/1995) of Ponchatoula, Louisiana. She was charged with: Larceny in the 6 th Degree, Conspiracy to Commit Larceny in the 6 th Degree, 22 counts of Unlawful Completion or Reproduction of a Credit Card, Illegal Use of a Credit Card, Identity Theft in the 3 rd Degree, Forgery in the 2 nd Degree, and Criminal Impersonation. Ms. Magee is being held on a $25,000 bond.

Kathyling Pena (DOB 12/24/1981) of Brooklyn, NY. She was charged with: Larceny in the 6 th Degree, Conspiracy to Commit Larceny in the 6 th Degree, 22 counts of Unlawful Completion or Reproduction of a Credit Card, and Illegal Use of a Credit Card. Ms. Pena is being held on a $25,000 bond.

(Westport Police Press Release)

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