Oklahoma woman scams 75-year-old who lost home to Camp Fire, California cops say
She faces charges including embezzlement, grand theft and elder abuse, the sheriff's office says.
The sheriff's office opened an investigation into the theft in July, according to the release.
Authorities did not describe the scam but say Asbury embezzled
Detectives had been looking for Asbury since obtaining a warrant for her arrest in September. On Friday, they told an attorney whom Asbury has retained that she needed to turn herself in.
On Monday, Asbury showed up at the sheriff's office, saying she had been driving from
The
The fire, which ultimately burned almost 240 square miles, caused an estimated
In September,
"It really makes my heart hurt that someone could be so evil, and I don't know where we go from here," Kahle said, according to the station.
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