Webster man allegedly used alias to scam tire shop out of $15K

A Webster man was arraigned Friday after allegedly using a fake identity to scam a tire shop out of approximately $15,000, police in Auburn said.

Jason Dwinell, 37, pleaded not guilty to two counts of receiving stolen property over $1,200, court filings show.

Dwinell allegedly used the name “David Young” to set up a fake business account with a tire shop in September, the Auburn Police Department said on social media.

He allegedly accumulated a bill of $15,676.81 in tires and rims, according to court filings. 

“When the store finally caught on, ‘David’ got spooked and took off. However, not before making a few rookie mistakes,” police said.

Auburn police said Dwinell had given the business his real phone number, and had showed up to the store wearing shorts, which revealed his tattoos that police “already had on file.”

Using that information, Dwinell was identified, then arrested Oct. 2 at his home in Webster, police said. 

Dwinell was released on $1,000 bail, and he is set to return to court for a pretrial hearing on Oct. 30, according to court filings.

Dwinell’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday night.