Indiana Grandma Flees After Stealing Grandson's $97,000 College Fund to Pay Gambling Debts

In 2011, as Christian’s graduation from high school approached, his father, Thomas Smith, sought to contact Pate about the account. When she did not respond, he started getting worried. He brought a civil suit against her, demanding an accounting of the trust. When that, too, went unanswered, local law enforcement issued a warrant for Pate’s arrest.

Incredibly, it has worked out for her so far. Authorities in Louisiana and Indiana can’t agree on what to do so she remains “on the lam” despite everyone pretty much knowing where she is.

Louisiana doesn’t want to go to the trouble of nabbing Pate unless it knows Indiana will take her off its hands. And Indiana doesn’t want to go get her, since that would require a special expenditure of money and effort. Normally, Indiana extradites only criminals residing in adjacent states. To go get granny, they’d have to make a special trip.

I’m glad this is working out so well for her. Just because police in Indiana don’t want to pay for enough overtime for two officers to take an overnight trip. Really the only victims here are the people who lost $97,000 and a kid who can’t pay for college.

[ABC NEWS via Beyond the Bets]