Man Arrested for Stealing $470,000 from NC Church

As reported by 3 WBTV, after allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Dallas, NC church, a man has been placed under arrest.

According to, the Dallas Police Department, members of the Dallas Church of God reported on July 31 that the embezzlement had taken place between 2018 and 2023. According to financial statements and documents submitted, over $470,000 in church cash was spent on things unrelated to the church, including PayPal purchases, according to police.

In 2021, the account department of the Dallas Church of God started seeing irregularities in the church funds. As a result, the department said, the church's financial transactions were audited.

According to evidence from Dallas Police, After allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Dallas church, a man has been placed under arrest.

According to the Dallas Police Department, members of the Dallas Church of God reported on July 31 that the embezzlement had taken place between 2018 and 2023. According to financial statements and documents submitted, over $470,000 in church cash was spent on things unrelated to the church, including PayPal purchases, according to police.

In 2021, the account department of the Dallas Church of God started seeing irregularities in the church funds. As a result, the department said, the church's financial transactions were audited.

According to evidence from Dallas Police, "the audit established that there were unknown withdraws and payments made through PayPal that led to the conclusion that there was some type of fraud, theft, or embezzlement occurring from the church funds beginning in 2018."

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On July 31, 2023, a criminal investigation was launched, and according to the detectives, Jordan Blake Shortridge was identified as the primary suspect in the case According to Dallas Police, Shortridge was taken into custody at his residence on December 8 and charged with felony larceny.