A city man faces a variety of theft-related charges after allegedly charging more than $31k to his mother’s bank account, according to court documents.

The alleged victim’s son, Dietrick Budd Ruper Lamade, 34, of 1617 Spring Lane, Williamsport, had access to the card due to her not possessing a computer, but was expressly told he was not allowed to make any charges to it due to allegedly having stolen from her in the past, she told city police, according to an affidavit.

The alleged transactions came to light after the alleged victim’s electricity was shut off, after which she was told her automatic payment did not process and that the card on file was overdrafted.

Calling the bank, she was informed that $31,204.27-worth of charges had been made between April 9 and May 30, 2025, including numerous allegedly linked to a PayPal account matching her son’s, court documents said.

Lamade allegedly told his mother he would pay her back when confronted about the unauthorized usage.

A search warrant confirmed that not only did the PayPal account belong to Lamade, but that he had added his mother’s bank account information to the account the previous April, subsequently making several purchases and transactions, authorities allege.

Lamade was arraigned on charges of theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and access device fraud by District Judge Aaron Biichle and locked up at the Lycoming County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bail.