Venezuelan man accused of stealing from Columbia ATMs

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Venezuelan national was in the Boone County Jail on Tuesday on an immigration detainer and allegations that he stole thousands of dollars from Columbia ATMs.

Carlos E. Hernandez-Moreno, 21, was arrested Saturday night when police found him in his car outside the Missouri Credit Union on Buttonwood Drive, according to a probable cause statement. Officers had gotten alarms from multiple ATMs before they found the car after a few hours.

Investigators found about $5,000 coming out of the Missouri Credit Union teller machine, which had an error message on it, the statement says. The car also held $25,000 in cash and electronic devices.

Prosecutors charged him with felony property damage and stealing.

Hernandez-Moreno told police he was trying to get money to go back to Venezuela, according to the statement. Police said in the statement that Hernandez-Moreno might have been working with other suspects.

No hearings have been set.