A drugstore employee has been accused of stealing D.C. Mayor-elect Vince Gray’s credit card on Thanksgiving Day and then using it to buy nearly $40 in cigarettes and liquor in Southeast Washington. Twenty-two-year-old Tamika Garris was the cashier who rang up Gray’s tab at the CVS branch on the 2600 block of Naylor Road, according to court documents. When Gray left his wallet behind on the counter around 2:30 p.m., authorities say video surveillance caught Garris picking it up and looking through it for “several minutes.” A little before 5 p.m., the cameras watched as Garris went to another employee’s register and used Gray’s credit card to buy $13.52 in cigarettes.
Garris then left the store and later went to Skyland Liquors at 2101 Savannah St. SE. Court documents indicate Garris was once again caught on surveillance video using Gray’s credit card, spending $25.06 on liquor. The store’s copy of the receipt shows she forged the mayor-elect’s signature.
On Wednesday, Garris was arrested and charged with credit card fraud.
“I can confirm that [the wallet] was taken and that someone was arrested,” Gray spokeswoman Doxie McCoy told The Washington Examiner. “According to police, the suspect is a CVS employee,” McCoy added before declining to comment further.
Examiner Staff Writer Scott McCabe contributed to this report.
