Retirement Home Employee Charged with Stealing $100,000 Worth of Jewelry
Buncombe County -- January 23, 2025: A 23-year-old woman is facing mutliple charges in Buncombe County. Buncombe County Sheriff’s
Office determined Dayna Finnigan was
stealing from residents of a retirement community.
Finnigan was employed by a third party while working at 2400 Appalachian Boulevard in Arden. On December 12 th , 2024 an investigation began after complaints from residents regarding Larceny from their homes.
Investigators found Finnigan stole more than 100 pieces of jewelry totaling approximately $100,000.00 and sold them at a pawn shop. Finnigan was arrested on January 7th and taken to the Buncombe County Detention Center.
Dayna Lee Finnigan is charged with:
- Obtaining Property by False Pretense
- Exploitation of an Elder Adult
- Felony Larceny
- Obtaining Property by False Pretense
- Exploitation of an Elder Adult
- Felony Larceny
Total Bond: Written Promise to Appear
Dayna Lee Finnigan
Editor's Note: A criminal charge is an accusation, by law, a person accused of a crime is innocent until proven in a court of law.