Hearne Woman Arrested For Obtaining A $5 Million Dollar Texas Lottery Ticket Through Fraudulent Means

Screen shot from the Hearne police department's Facebook page.
Screen shot from the Hearne police department's Facebook page.

Photo of Arthurica Jackson from https://www.robertsoncountysherifftx.org/roster_view.php?booking_num=2304
Photo of Arthurica Jackson from https://www.robertsoncountysherifftx.org/roster_view.php?booking_num=2304
A woman from Hearne who received $5 million dollars from the Texas Lottery for claiming a winning scratch ticket was arrested on felony charges of obtaining the ticket through fraudulent activity and felony theft.

The Robertson County jail website says 35 year old Arthurica Jackson was released after posting bonds totaling $300,000 dollars.

WTAW News has e-mailed the lottery and the Hearne police chief asking if any of the $5 million has been recovered.

No details have been released about a joint investigation that began two days after the lottery announced the winning ticket.

A Texas Lottery spokesman told WTAW News “A Hearne resident claimed a top prize winning ticket in the Texas Lottery® scratch ticket game Luxe on Nov. 4. The $5 million top prize was paid to the claimant at the time of completing the validation process. The matter you are inquiring about is a Hearne Police Department criminal investigation in which Texas Lottery investigators are assisting. As this is an open, pending investigation and not directly under the Texas Lottery Commission’s authority, we are unable to comment further or provide any additional details about this particular ticket.”

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