{"id":1117,"date":"2026-06-07T17:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1117"},"modified":"2026-06-07T17:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:08:13","slug":"sc-woman-was-arrested-after-cashing-in-131-winning-lottery-tickets-cops-say-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1117","title":{"rendered":"SC woman was arrested after cashing in 131 winning lottery tickets, cops say"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A woman was recently arrested for cashing in more than 100 winning lottery tickets that she stole, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. The woman both stole and redeemed the scratch-off tickets at the convenience store where she worked, SLED said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1116\">Driver killed when SUV runs off South Carolina road and flips over, cops say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>On June 3, 53-year-old Florence resident Joanne P. Harrelson was charged with intent to defraud, counterfeit game tickets, SLED said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The charge stems from incidents between Feb. 13 and March 7, when Harrelson was accused of stealing lottery tickets from Prospect Grocery, at 2196 Lake City Highway in Florence County, an arrest warrant shows.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Harrelson then cashed in 131 winning scratch-off lottery tickets \u2014 with combined cash prizes of $495 \u2014 at the same store, according to the arrest warrant.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Both the theft and redemption at the store were recorded on surveillance footage, an arrest warrant shows.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1115\">SC woman was arrested after cashing in 131 winning lottery tickets, cops say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Harrelson was booked into the Florence County Detention Center, according to the release. Information about her bond was not available, but Harrelson is not currently listed on the jail\u2019s inmate roster.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>She will be prosecuted by both the 12th Circuit Solicitor\u2019s Office, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The SLED investigation was requested by South Carolina Education Lottery.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div> <\/div>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>         BEHIND THE STORY     <\/h3>\n<p>             MORE          <\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>This is a breaking news story<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>In a breaking news situation, facts can be unclear and the situation may still be developing. The State is trying to get important information to the public as quickly and accurately as possible. This story will be updated as more information becomes available, and some information in this story may change as the facts become clearer. Refresh this page later for more updated information.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1114\">Trump Keeps Jan. 6 Payouts Alive After Bipartisan Push Nearly Kills Fund<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said a Florence woman stole over 100 lottery tickets from the store where she worked &amp; returned to cash in the winners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":74,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lottery"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SC woman was arrested after cashing in 131 winning lottery tickets, cops say - 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