Yucca Valley authorities apprehended a 23-year-old Joshua Tree man for swindling an online shopper with counterfeit gold. The suspect, Dylan James Radcliff, was taken into custody at his residence after a victim reported purchasing bogus gold bars on OfferUp. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department stated that the victim sought to convert online pictures into physical wealth, only to find deceit weighing down his pockets rather than genuine gold.
The alleged deception unfolded on the quiet stage of the 55200 block of Twentynine Palms Highway. Deputy L. Gonzalez responded to the call of theft by pretense about 9:54 p.m. on Sunday, a narrative laid out by the Sheriff's Department press release. A search warrant executed at Radcliff's abode yielded $7,985 in US currency, which the authorities believe to be the ill-gotten proceeds of his online facade.
