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Wichita Falls police arrested two residents on Nov. 9 on allegations that they stole and redeemed 75 lottery tickets valued at more than $3,000, according to Yahoo, citing police and court documents.
Demarion Orion Cooper and Marissa Rena Diaz were booked into the Wichita County Jail on allegations of theft of property valued at more than $2,500 and less than $30,000, and claiming a lottery prize worth more than $200 and less than $10,000 by fraud.
Police trace tickets to two redemption locations
According to court documents cited by Yahoo, police received a report on Nov. 7 that lottery tickets had been stolen from the Stripes convenience store on Kell West Boulevard.
Police said the tickets were later redeemed at Love’s and the Flying J Truck Stop. Investigators determined that the redemptions occurred before the tickets could be flagged by the Texas Lottery Commission.
Officers found a partially scratched lottery ticket inside a vehicle during a traffic stop. According to the affidavit cited by Yahoo, Cooper and Diaz separately confessed to stealing the tickets and then redeeming them. The charges remain allegations, not findings of guilt.
Both remained in Wichita County custody
Cooper and Diaz also faced theft charges involving property valued at more than $100 and less than $750 stemming from September 2026. Cooper additionally faced an organized retail theft charge, while Diaz had multiple pending citations.
Both remained in custody as of Yahoo’s Nov. 13 report. Cooper’s bonds totaled $47,500, and Diaz’s totaled $42,500, with an additional $3,116 owed in citations.
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Source: As reported by Yahoo.
