On Tuesday, August 13, Michael Christopher Hardy was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Las Vegas Nevada. Between 2013 and 2014, the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety opened several fraud/theft investigations involving Michael Hardy.
The investigations revealed at least 15 local residents were defrauded by Hardy, and his girlfriend Debra “Cox” Hardy. The total amount of monetary loss among the victims is believed to exceed $100,000. Michael Hardy and Debra “Cox” Hardy were indicted by a Josephine County Grand Jury in February of 2014. Michael was indicted on 22 counts of Theft in the first degree, two counts of Aggravated Theft in the first degree, and one count of theft in the second degree.
Michael and Debra “Cox” Hardy left Grants Pass before they could be arrested and have been fugitives for several years. Michael Hardy was lodged at the Clark County Jail. Hardy is fighting extradition back to Oregon. The process has begun in order to have Hardy extradited back to Oregon to face the charges.
Working in cooperation with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Fugitive Unit, Grants Pass Police urged Debra “Cox” Hardy to contact officials in Nevada in order to obtain information on Michael Hardy’s custody status.
On August 24th, 2019 Debra “Cox” Hardy was contacted at the Clark County Jail. “Cox” Hardy was arrested by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police on similar charges as Michael Hardy. Debra “Cox” Hardy is also fighting extradition back to Oregon to face local charges. The Grants Pass Department of Public Safety would like to thank the U.S. Marshal Service, and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for their assistance.
