Karl Etters

Democrat staff writer

A Tallahassee woman accused of helping pry open at least seven vending machines to steal money was arrested Wednesday after she confessed at a local hospital.

Sarah A. Edwards, 22, faces charges of molesting a coin operated machine and grand theft. She remains in Leon County Jail on $250 bond.

Tallahassee Police identified Edwards as a suspect after posting on the department's Facebook page a video of her and a man, who is still at large, prying open a drink machine at an Apalachee Parkway laundromat.

Edwards and the man look directly into the security camera during the theft. She is seen driving away in a car. She also can be seen handing him a screwdriver during the theft.

She was identified by Facebook commenters on TPD's video.

On March 20, Edwards was at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital after she was brought in for a “seizure,” court records say.

She approached a Leon County Sheriff’s Deputy working hospital security and confessed to helping the man take coins from the vending machine.

The deputy contacted TPD investigators and Edwards was arrested.

The at-large suspect is white, in his mid-20’s with brown facial hair. Police say he was last seen wearing a Florida State National Championship hat, plaid shorts and a dark colored shirt.

Contact Karl Etters at ketters@tallahassee.com.