A Redington Shores man has been arrested in Texas for allegedly stealing $800,000 from an elderly man's estate.

James David Zebranek Jr., 56, was apprehended Thursday in San Angelo, Texas on a Pinellas County warrant and is charged with grand theft, money laundering and perjury. An investigation by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office's economic crimes unit determined Zebranek took control of the victim's $800,000 trust account.

According to detectives, the victim, an 87-year-old man whose relationship to Zebranek was not disclosed, became ill and incapacitated in 2008. Although the victim recovered, Zebranek used the elderly man's illness to gain control over his trust by presenting the trust company with a medical report indicating the victim was incapacitated.

Once he obtained access to the trust, detectives say, Zebranek wired the money to multiple banks across the country and out of the country. About $650,000 was sent to Panama, where Zebranek eventually fled. In Panama, detectives, say, Zebranek used the money to, among other things, stay in various resorts.

Detectives obtained a warrant for Zebranek's arrest April 19. Detectives in San Angelo arrested him after receiving information he attempted to obtain a Texas driver's license.

Zebranek will be extradited to Pinellas County.