Aurora Amariah Holmes

On May 16, 2024, SCM reported that on May 10, he put a handwritten check made out to a company that performed his seasonal sprinkler system services in a blue United States Postal Service mailbox on Hamline Avenue. On May 13, SCM noticed that his checking account was overdrawn by almost $2,000. SCM said that the check he sent to the sprinkler company was altered and deposited by a person with the name “Aurora Holmes”. SCM stated that the check was also altered to change the amount of the check to $6,157.44. Through investigation, police determined that a male suspect deposited SCM’s stolen altered check at US Bank, [ADDRESS REDACTED], Roseville, Ramsey County, Minnesota.

One hour later, $6,000 in funds from the forged check were withdrawn from HOLMES’s account at US Bank, [ADDRESS REDACTED], St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Police obtained video of the suspect depositing the check and sent a facial photo of the suspect to the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Information Sharing and Analysis unit. An analyst identified a possible match to STEVEN PIERRE WILLIAMS – [DOB REDACTED]. WILLIAMS is on Supervised Release for First Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct.

An investigator spoke with WILLIAMS’s supervising agent, who confirmed that WILLIAMS appeared to be the suspect who deposited SCM’s stolen altered check. WILLIAMS’s supervising agent also told the investigator that WILLIAMS was in a relationship with a female named Aurora Holmes, later fully identified as AURORA AMARIAH HOLMES – [DOB REDACTED]. Police obtained video of the suspect withdrawing funds from HOLMES’s account, which showed that HOLMES withdrew the $6,000 in funds from her account. Pursuant to a search warrant, police obtained messages between HOLMES and WILLIAMS where they discussed the fraudulent deposit immediately after WILLIAMS deposited the forged check.

WILLIAMS told HOLMES to check her account at US Bank and that it was in there then told her to take it off ASAP.