Courtney Hobbs

An Elkmont woman was arrested Tuesday, while her mother is still facing arrest warrants after the two allegedly issued nearly $10,000 in forged checks and electronic transfers from an elderly family member’s bank account.

Courtney Renee Hobbs, 28, is charged with first-degree financial exploitation of the elderly. She was released from the Limestone County Jail Wednesday after posting a $5,000 bond.

Cindy Brandon Gordon, 54, Hobbs’ mother, has an arrest warrant for first-degree financial exploitation of the elderly.

The victim, who is Gordon’s father and Hobbs’ grandfather, told investigators in February the women had forged checks on his account for approximately $7,700 since the summer of 2018. He also believes they had made over $2,000 in wire transfers from his account during that time. The victim noticed several transactions on his bank account were from Hometown Grocery, so he went to the store and found they had video of Hobbs and Gordon cashing checks in his name.