Police Nab Alleged Credit Card Forgery Crew

Images: Jermaine Butler, Markeem Ho-sang and Roderick Norman (FCPD)

Three men from Florida are facing credit card fraud and related charges after being arrested last week in Springfield with fake credit cards and forgery devices, according to the Fairfax County police.

Jermaine Butler, 29, of Miami Gardens, Fla., has been charged with multiple counts of credit card fraud, possession of credit card forgery devices, forging a public document, obstruction of justice, and false identification to law enforcement, the police said.

Markeem Ho-sang, 25, and Roderick Norman, 25, also of Miami Gardens, have been charged with multiple counts of credit card fraud and possession of credit card forgery devices, the police said.

The three were arrested shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday in the 6800 block of Springfield Boulevard, just west of Interstate 95, when Fairfax County police observed what was termed to be “suspicious activity.”

One patrol officer saw a man bring out a backpack and place it in a vehicle, and the officer “also smelled an odor of marijuana coming from the room that the subject had just exited,” the police said.

The police called a drug-sniffing dog to the scene and searched the vehicle, where they found a small quantity of marijuana. They found numerous fraudulent credit cards, “along with other items associated with credit card fraud,” a police report stated.

The patrol officers detained the three suspects at the scene, and they were interviewed by police detectives. The police did not state when the three suspects will next appear in court.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Crime Solvers electronically by visiting www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637)** or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.