Outstanding Deputy Work Leads to Arrests and Recovery of Numerous Stolen IDs and Gift Cards
A routine traffic stop in North Naples on Thursday escalated into a major fraud investigation, leading to the arrest of a Georgia man and a Pennsylvania woman who Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) detectives believe may be part of an organized fraud group operating across multiple states.
Nadiyah Cherie Lewis, 32, of Philadelphia, and John Lawrence Byrd, 56, of Brookhaven, GA, are currently being held in Collier County Jail on a variety of fraud-related charges.
The incident began when deputies pulled over a black Cadillac SUV on U.S. 41 North near Main House Drive for having no visible license plate. Upon stopping the vehicle, deputies discovered that both the driver, Byrd, and his passenger, Lewis, had active extraditable warrants for their arrest, including for credit card fraud. They were promptly taken into custody…