A New Braunfels woman said Andre Lewis Vann -- the 29-year-old man accused of posing as a nephew of superstar Michael Jackson and conning people out of money -- stole something even more valuable from her. She said he stole her heart.
The woman, who identified herself only as Kyomi, said the man who she knew as Gepetto Jackson first sought her out on Twitter late last year.
She said during the past few months she kept in touch with him, developing what she believed was a meaningful friendship with the son of Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine.
"We became really close, I thought, and he told my mother he was going to marry me," she said. "He broke my heart."
The 25-year-old avid fan of the King of Pop said she had every reason to believe her newfound friend also was musical royalty.
She said he showed her numerous videos and photos of himself with celebrities, including real Jackson family members.
New Braunfels police, however, found out otherwise.
They arrested Vann on a warrant from Massachusetts for larceny.
"He has a history in several states of defrauding people, starting up businesses or acting like he's going to start up businesses, and acting like he's a member of the (Jackson) family and using that to get money from them," said Lt. Craig Christopherson with NBPD.
Christopherson said he suspects Vann may have had plans to get money from Kyomi, although she denies he asked her for any.
Her relatives, however, became suspicious and began investigating after Vann suddenly showed up at their home around 5 a.m. last Wednesday.
"My mom was Googling him, and it turns out he's on the run," Kyomi said.
Christopherson confirmed that, in addition to the Massachusetts warrant for Vann, there is one issued for his arrest in Connecticut.
A search of the Internet turns up numerous angry posts and news stories about Vann, including one that states he is wanted in nine states for conning people out of thousands of dollars.
Kyomi said she's angry that Vann betrayed her trust, but also hopes that he gets professional help.
"So he won't go around doing this to anyone else," she said.