Police: Credit card thief uses own name

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Police say an Iowa man accused of credit card theft forgot who he was supposed to be and allegedly signed his real name on credit card slips.

Kody David Merrival, 21, of Iowa City, Iowa, was arrested after an unidentified man told police that his wallet had been stolen and his credit cards were being used, the Iowa City Press-Citizen reported Thursday.

Police say Merrival allegedly used the card for his own account at a coffee house in the city and signed his real name on a slip for a carton of cigarettes, the Press-Citizen reported. Police caught up with him when he allegedly tried to make a purchase at a deli.

Merrival, who allegedly confessed to using the credit card but denied stealing the wallet, has been charged with an aggravated misdemeanor, the Press-Trust reported.