LEWISBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS)— A reported online dating encounter turned into a theft and fraud investigation Sunday, ending with a woman’s arrest at the White Sulphur Springs Amtrak station.
According to the Greenbrier County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were dispatched around 10:56 a.m. on January 11, 2026, to a home on Brush Road in Lewisburg for a reported theft. Investigators learned the victim had invited a woman he met through an internet dating app to stay at his home for several days. He knew her by the names “Seal Masters” and “Ruby” and believed she was interested in a long-term relationship.
The victim told deputies he picked the woman up from the Amtrak station in White Sulphur Springs on January 10 and returned her there the following morning. After returning home alone, he noticed several valuable items missing, including pocket watches, wrist watches, gold necklaces, rings, collectible coins, religious memorabilia, and other personal items. One wristwatch alone was valued at approximately $2,000.
While deputies were on scene, the woman continued to contact the victim by phone. During one overheard call, she asked him for $4,000, claiming she was behind on bills. Investigators arranged for the two to meet again at the Amtrak station.
At approximately 2:13 p.m., deputies made contact with the woman at the station and detained her for investigation. During a search, deputies located oversized latex gloves in her jacket, believed to have been used to avoid leaving fingerprints. Deputies later noted a box of extra-large medical gloves in the bedroom where the woman had stayed the night before.
The woman, later identified as Ginger Taylor Pirada Yonko Mitchell, admitted she was bringing the victim’s belongings back and referenced a black duffle bag she had with her. Deputies secured the bag and transported her to the Lewisburg detachment.
A search warrant was later obtained and executed on the duffle bag. Inside, deputies found a pillowcase containing numerous stolen items, including gold and sterling silver necklaces, rings, pocket watches, and other valuables. The identified items were valued at approximately $3,537, along with additional property and collectible coins whose value could not be immediately determined.
Investigators concluded Mitchell used a false identity online to gain access to the victim’s home, steal valuable items, and continue manipulating him after leaving by requesting money under false pretenses.
Mitchell was processed at the Lewisburg detachment and formally charged with Grand Larceny and Fraudulent Schemes.
