On March 21st, Metro Division officers responded to a False Pretense at Reeder Memorial Church, located at 3725 Beatties Ford. The officer was met by two church employees who advised that the suspect had been to the church twice in the last two days telling church employees that a family member had been in a car crash and asking for money to get home to see them.In between the first and second visit, the church had been notified by e-mail about the suspect and his father (with pictures) committing this crime at another church. The witnesses identified that the suspect who was getting in his vehicle to flee the scene. He was stopped and arrested before he could leave the parking lot. Further Investigation determined that the suspect's family members had not been hurt and that the subject was using a false story to get money from the church.
Travis Twitty (Top Photo) was also wanted in two other counties in North Carolina for similar charges using similar methods. Travis Twitty was arrested and charged with False Pretense. He was also served with Felony False Pretense warrants from Alamance and Moore County where a similar offense had been committed.
His father, David O'Neal Twitty, (Bottom Photo) was not involved in the Charlotte incident but is WANTED for similar felony offenses he committed with his son in Alamance and Moore County. David Twitty has over fifty prior arrests for various offenses committed in North and South Carolina. His last arrest was on 2/26/2009.Anyone with information on his whereabouts or information on David or Travis Twitty’s involvement in other crimes should call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600. That information will be forwarded to Patrol Officers and the Financial Crimes Unit.