A 26-year-old Ocala home health aide was arrested over the weekend after allegedly stealing cash from an elderly female client and using her credit cards to make fraudulent purchases totaling thousands of dollars.
Joshua Daniel Williams was arrested this past Sunday on an active bench warrant. The arrest follows an investigation launched by the High Springs Police Department in June 2025 when the victim’s daughter suspected identity theft.
According to the arrest report, Williams was employed by HCP Home Health Agency and was working in the victim’s residence. According to investigators, Williams repeatedly delved into the elderly woman’s wallet inside her purse, stealing cash and photographing her debit and credit cards.
According to the report, Williams reportedly utilized the victim’s compromised card information to conduct several fraudulent purchases between April and June 2025. These false charges included Holiday Inn Express room rentals in Gainesville, Pizza Hut food deliveries, online Walmart orders, and auto payments for his 2012 Honda Accord.
According to the article, Williams moved monies to a Cash App account set up in the name of his deceased grandfather.
In addition, law enforcement allegedly uncovered $1,465 in cash stolen from the victim between June 4, 2025 and June 17, 2025.
Williams allegedly stole $4,010.47 from the victim, according to the report.
Williams met with law enforcement on August 1, 2025, and was informed of his Miranda rights. After agreeing to the interview, Williams stated that he was a nursing student at Rasmussen University in Ocala.
During the post-Miranda interview, Williams indicated that his responsibilities as an HCP Home Health Agency employee included dishwashing, laundry, floor cleaning, and hanging clothes. He first stated that he “never went into dressers, never took cash, and never went through (the victim’s) purse,” according to the report.
According to the report, Williams finally acknowledged to using the victim’s debit and credit cards, explaining that he stole from the victim because he was “low and did not have a job.” He allegedly also told detectives that he needed to stop working for the victim because he “felt bad.”
Williams was arrested on Sunday, May 17, 2026, and lodged into the Alachua County Jail, where he remains. His bond has been set at $20,000, and he is charged with grand theft, exploitation of an aged or disabled adult, fraudulent use of a credit card, and unlawful use of a two-way communication equipment.
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