Florida man uses elderly woman's credit card to buy 11 Gibson Les Pauls

11 Gibson Les Pauls recovered by Florida police
(Image credit: Volusia County Sheriff's Office)

A Florida man is on the run from law enforcement after allegedly purchasing 11 Gibson Les Paul electric guitars and a selection of other music equipment using an elderly woman's credit card.

According to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, 49-year-old Mystery Shiloh Demarest was given access to the 78-year-old woman's credit card to buy groceries after he moved into her house to care for her sick husband. 

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Sam Roche

Sam was Staff Writer at GuitarWorld.com from 2019 to 2023, and also created content for Total Guitar, Guitarist and Guitar Player. He has well over 15 years of guitar playing under his belt, as well as a degree in Music Technology (Mixing and Mastering). He's a metalhead through and through, but has a thorough appreciation for all genres of music. In his spare time, Sam creates point-of-view guitar lesson videos on YouTube under the name Sightline Guitar.