TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - A man was arrested after altering company records as well as the employment status of over 100 employees on the same he was fired.
Joshua Davis, 42, was arrested by the Tallahassee Police Department in conjunction with the Leon County Sheriff's Office on March 30.
On January 27, 2017, an employee with Lucky's Market filed an online police report with the Tallahassee Police Department.
The employee advised that the Store Director, Davis, was fired on Jan. 25, 2017 and on the same day his log-on information was used to access the company's records as well as the employment status of over 100 employees.
On Feb. 2, 2017, the employee provided a report showing changes made to the store's payroll system, which were done remotely after Davis was fired.
In all, Davis accessed 103 employee records online and changed the records by terminating employees and/or changing hourly rates by increasing pay rates.
Davis changed 93 employees from being employed to terminated.
The reports say changes were made by TALSDIR and that abbreviation was assigned to Davis while he worked at the store.
Officers did an IP address search and they determined the IP address was associated with Comcast Cable here in Tallahassee.
Officers issued a subpoena to Comcast and on Feb. 17, 2017, Comcast indicated the IP address comes back to Davis.
Officers were unable to reach Davis by phone on Feb. 28, 2017 and on June 9, 2017 officers attempted to make contact with Davis at his home on Myers Park Drive, but no one answered the door.
Someone later called officers to tell them Davis no longer lives at that address.
On March 8, 2018, officers reached Davis by phone. Davis told officers he lives in West Palm now.
When officers explained they were calling about him changing employees information after he was fired, Davis replied, "Um, who said I did that?"
When officers told him the IP address associated with the changes made online came back to his home, Davis said, "Which residence was that?"
When officers asked him if there was a reason he changed employees information, Davis told them, "I'm not saying I did anything."
Officers asked Davis if there was any other reason his information would have been used to logon to make the changes, and he replied, "What information was used?"
The officers explained to Davis they were going to be getting warrants in this case. He gave officers a short response and said, "If you say so."
Davis hung up the phone when officers asked for his date of birth.
Davis was arrested and charged with accessing a computer electronic device without authority on March 30.
He has since bonded out.
