FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Jeromy Scott Gattis, 42, has been arrested for theft of coins from several Voice newspaper boxes, and is charged with Theft from Coin-Operated Machine or Device.
The theft of coins from The Voice’s newspaper boxes included locks being cut off the boxes and some damage to one box.
The newspaper delivery person discovered the thefts when delivering newspapers and notified several business owners of the thefts from the newspaper boxes sitting outside their businesses.
One of the business owners checked his surveillance camera and found that the incident took place at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Nov. 30, 2025. On Dec. 5, the owner of the business called the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office to report the break-in.
According to the incident report, the surveillance video showed a grey 2022 KIA Sorento SUV, with an identifiable JT’s KIA paper tag pull up between the gas pumps and the business, stopping by the newspaper box belonging to The Voice.
A white male wearing a reddish-colored hoodie/jacket got out of the driver’s seat with a pair of bolt cutters in his hands, according to the report. The subject can be seen in the video walking toward the newspaper box outside the business.
The subject can be seen moving around before he places the bolt cutters back in the vehicle and then returns to the newspaper box. The subject remained at the newspaper box for a short period of time and then returns to his vehicle and leaves the property.
Sheriff’s deputies identified the man in the video as Jeromy Scott Gattis. The report states that the vehicle Gattis was driving matches one that had been seen at a residence on West High Street in Winnsboro. The car at that address was subsequently observed to have the same tag number as the car Gattis drove in the video, according to the report.
Gattis was arrested on Christmas Eve and posted a $10,000 surety bond the same day.
