Man charged with stealing dead woman’s credit cards

Ex-deputy previously indicted, spends on credit cards

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors say a former Orange County sheriff’s deputy stole credit cards from a dead woman’s Southern California home and used them to make purchases from QVC and an automotive parts store.

The charges come after ex-deputy Steve Hortz was previously indicted on multiple felonies in connection with breaking into the home of a dead man to steal more than $27,000 in guns and other items in July 2020.

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced Hortz’s second case in a news release on Friday.

Hortz’s attorney said prosecutors have not turned over much information to them in the case.