Howard Jerome Edwards, 50, formerly of Fontana, California, was charged with a felony in May 2008 involving several counts of Real Estate Fraud. In 2005 and 2006, Edwards and co-defendant John Foster, 50, Riverside, California, forged a signature on a Grant Deed and Deeds of Trust for property located in the 5700 block of Diablo Place, Fontana, California. Subsequently, Edwards and Foster sold the Fontana residence for $675,000.

On September 22, 2008, at the request of the District Attorney's Real Estate Fraud Unit, Edwards was arrested by the Henry County Police Department at his residence in Locust Grove, Georgia. Edwards was arrested on the outstanding felony warrant that included charges of forgery, identity theft, and filing forged documents with the San Bernardino County Recorder's Office.

On Thursday, September 25, 2008, investigators from the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Real Estate Fraud Unit flew to Georgia and extradited Edwards back to San Bernardino County to face charges. While in Georgia, District Attorney Investigators went with a Henry County, GA detective to Edwards' home and discovered a Black 2007 Infinity SUV, which had been stolen from Torrance, CA. Georgia police also discovered evidence inside the residence linking Edwards with both the San Bernardino and Los Angeles County crimes.

Edwards was transported and booked into the Sheriff's West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga. His bail is set at $675,000.00.