DAVIE COUNTY, N.C. — A Charlotte woman has been arrested after allegedly stealing more than $20,000 from another person’s bank account, according to the Davie County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators said the fraud was reported on Nov. 4, 2025, involving a victim’s account at Truist Bank. Authorities allege that on Oct. 31, 2025, a man and a woman entered the Truist branch on Peachtree Lane in Bermuda Run. The man allegedly falsely identified himself as the account holder, presenting a North Carolina driver’s license and a Duke Energy bill in the victim’s name.
Deputies said the man then had the woman added to the account, claiming she was his niece. Once added, the woman — later identified as Jillayna Jacoway-Minor, 42 — attempted to withdraw money. A bank teller became suspicious and refused to release the funds at that location.
Authorities said Jacoway-Minor later traveled to Forsyth County, where she successfully withdrew money from the same account at three Truist branches in Clemmons, Lewisville, and Winston-Salem. Investigators said she obtained more than $23,000 before the bank closed the account.
Davie County detectives obtained an arrest warrant charging Jacoway-Minor with attempting to obtain property by false pretenses. She was arrested by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, taken before a magistrate, given an unsecured bond, and released.
Investigators said the identity of the man who allegedly posed as the account owner remains unknown. The case is still under investigation by the Davie County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division.
