Wisconsin man in prison pretended to be in Marines, now faces felony charges

A Richland Center, Wisconsin, man on probation for armed robbery has been charged with two felony counts in connection to a case of stolen valor, after allegedly pretending to be a marine and telling his girlfriend he had been deployed five times.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said Jakobie Timblin, also known as Jacob Elliot, was arraigned last month with providing false statements regarding military service with intent to commit a crime and theft by false representation.

An investigation into Timblin revealed he began communicating with a woman in 2015, according to a sheriff's office release.

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In 2016, a woman posing as Timblin’s mother asked the victim to write to her son overseas while he was serving as a member of the Marines. For the next few years, the woman wrote letters to Timblin, and in 2019, the two met in person and began dat...