San Andreas, CA…On September 15, 2025, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a stolen wallet containing approximately 13 bank cards. The victim also reported that, although he did not know the suspect, he provided the stranger with a ride to a probation department in San Andreas for a meeting. The deputies initiated an investigation, and the victim canceled his bank cards.

The first development in the investigation came the next day, when the victim’s wallet was located in a trash can inside the Calaveras County Probation Department. The victim confirmed the wallet was his and provided deputies with a bank alert showing a declined transaction in Calaveras County. Through the investigation, deputies identified the suspect as Micah Zane Spearing, 52, of West Point.

Suspect Spearing was later apprehended in a vehicle operated by Suspect Matthew Dale Ecklund, age 43, of Rail Road Flat, after attempting to use the victim’s card at an ATM in San Andreas. When contacted, Spearing, who is on active probation, was found in possession of one of the victim’s bank cards. A search of the vehicle he was in revealed 12 more bank/credit cards belonging to the victim, methamphetamine, and two live ammunition rounds. The driver, suspect Ecklund, claimed ownership of the live ammunition. The investigation revealed suspect Eklund as a prohibited person from possessing firearms or ammunition. Both Spearing and Eklund were taken into custody without incident and transported to the County Jail. Suspect Ecklund was charged with one felony. Suspect Spearing was charged with three misdemeanors and three felonies.

Due to the victim’s prompt actions, the losses in this case were kept to a minimum. This is a good reminder to be cautious when transporting people you are not familiar with.