Edmond Man Accused Of Racking Up Thousands In Credit Card Debt In Teenage Son's Name

Edmond Police are investigating a man accused of racking up more than $60,000 in credit card debt, in his teenage son's name.

Police believed Kevin Morris, 63, was a flight risk after he told them he planned to move out of the country next week. Morris’ bond was set at $100,000 and he faces identity theft charges.

The fraud case was reported to Edmond Police last week by Morris' now adult son. The victim told investigators he reviewed his credit history and discovered six cards were taken out in his name while he was a teenager.

The total debt was a little over $60,000 and the accounts were linked to his father's email and P.O. Box.

Edmond Police confronted Morris at his home over the weekend. The Edmond Police Department released the officers’ body camera video of their interaction with Morris. “This is nothing new,” said Kevin Morris, suspect.

Morris told officers he thought his son knew about the credit cards. He admitted to getting the cards in his son's name to help his struggling business.

Officer: “Do you know how much the Chase was? The last purchase on it?”

Morris: “The big one? Oh, it was like $45,000. It was a big credit line because it was my company.”

Morris claimed because he owned a company, he could open a card in anyone's name.

Officer: “You’re saying I can open a car in my kid’s name. While they’re a kid without them knowing about it? You charge, you can rack up debt and when they’re an adult it’s their problem?”

Morris told police he paid all the debt and never missed payments. According to court documents, the man's son told investigators he planned to report the charges as fraud to get a refund and wanted to press charges against his father.

Police arrested Morris at his home after admitting he possibly committed a crime.

Officer: “You just admitted a fraud.”

Morris told officers he was still paying on one of the cards. He also told police he took cards out in his daughter's name when she was a juvenile but has since closed all the accounts.

Morris admitted to taking out credit cards to help his children's credit scores when they were older.

Morris has not been formally charged by the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office. He remains in custody at the Oklahoma County Detention Center.