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HAMMOND, La. (WGNO) — A Texas duo is in the custody of the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office in connection to a Facebook marketplace scam on Friday, Aug. 11.

Chief Jimmy Travis says in July, detectives began investigating a theft after a resident purchased a vehicle on Facebook Marketplace, which he later found out was stolen.

The truck he purchased had a swapped VIN number in the window, as well as the factory label on the driver side door frame. The victim says they found another truck on Facebook Marketplace, similar to the one he previously purchased. 

Detectives contacted the seller of the truck and made arrangements to purchase the truck in an undercover operation in Lake Charles. When detectives went to purchase the vehicle, they learned the second truck was stolen out of Texas.

Through the course of the investigation, detectives identified and arrested Gabrielle Rostran, 43, as a suspect in the incident.

Rostran was also arrested in Texas for the same type of crime earlier in 2023.

She faces the following charges:

• Conspiracy to commit theft
• Conspiracy to Injure public records
• Injuring public records
• Theft
• Two counts of accessory after the fact: Motor vehicle, alteration or removal of identifying numbers

Elvis Munoz, 29 was also arrested for allegedly helping Rostran.

He faces the following charges:

• Conspiracy to commit theft
• Accessory after the fact: Motor vehicle, alteration or removal of identifying numbers
• Conspiracy to injure public records. 

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