By Pat Culverhouse

A Minden man is sitting in the parish prison after he allegedly took his girlfriend’s vehicle without permission and accessed her cash app without authorization.

Minden Chief of Police Jared McIver said 33-year-old Jesse Allen Booth is being held for theft of a motor vehicle, access device fraud and on two outstanding bench warrants following his arrest Saturday.

He reportedly is being held at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center under a $40,000 bond.

Officers reportedly went to a Claiborne St. address in reference to the theft of a motor vehicle and learned the victim had awakened to find Booth and her vehicle gone.

She reportedly also told officers he had gone through her cell phone while she slept and accessed her cash app account. The victim told officers her father’s bank account was linked to the cash app.

According to statements, the victim said she phoned Booth who told her he did not want her calling the police. He allegedly also said he would leave the vehicle in a local parking lot or intentionally wreck it.

During their investigation, officers reportedly observed a memo on a cash app transaction that read, “For: saw everything on Facebook and Instagram.” Officers also found four $200 transactions from the father’s bank account to the victim’s cash app account.

McIver said the case is still under investigation.

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