Butler County prosecutors say a multi-agency investigation that used facial recognition technology and distinctive tattoos led to the arrest, prosecution and sentencing of a Hamilton man who stole credit cards from older victims. Trevon Lee Adams, 30, was sentenced June 4 to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to theft from a person in a protected class, a third-degree felony. In a related case filed by Fairfield police, Adams received an additional 18-month sentence on a fourth-degree felony charge of the same offense. The sentences will run concurrently. Garrett Baker, chief prosecutor of the county’s economic crimes division, said Hamilton and Fairfield police worked on the investigation, which relied in part on facial recognition technology to identify Adams. “The detectives did a fantastic job,” Baker said. “Especially when an individual is coming in wearing a ski mask trying to conceal every aspect of their identity.” Det. Ryan Beckelhymer led the Hamilton investigation, while Det. Brian Wells led the Fairfield case. Baker said Beckelhymer relied in part on facial recognition technology. “It was able to give them a lead,” Baker said. According to court records, the first incident occurred in mid-January 2026 at the Planet Fitness in Fairfield. Adams entered the gym using another person’s membership and went directly to the locker room, where he stole a wallet containing debit, credit and HSA cards from a 65-year-old man. Surveillance footage shows Adams leaving the locker room at 3:18 p.m. Police were called at 4:01 p.m., and shortly after, Adams was captured on camera at a Meijer on South Gilmore Road wearing different clothing and a ski-style mask. He used the stolen cards to make $1,078.02 in purchases, including five $100 Mastercard gift cards and a soda. In a separate incident later that month, Adams stole cards from a 70-year-old man