Women upset after they said Aaron's had them arrested

Two local women said they were arrested and thrown in jail after missing payments to Aaron's rental company.

Now one woman is suing, claiming it's a civil matter, not criminal.

"They should think of the consequences it's going to have on your life on your family," the Loganville woman said, asking not to be identified.

She admits she fell behind, but said when Aaron's showed up to her home demanding money she told them to take the washer and dryer, she couldn't afford it.

She said the company refused to take the appliances and had her arrested her for theft by conversion.

And she's not the only one.

Shantel Jackson said she has filed a civil suit against Aarons for false imprisonment after she was arrested.

"It was traumatizing. I cried a lot. I spent most of my time crying," Jackson told Artz about the experience.

Jackson said Aaron's came after her after she stopped making payments on a broken TV she claims they wouldn't replace.

She said the TV was then stolen during a burglary.

"They told me I was lying. They know the TV was in my home," Jackson said.

Jackson's attoey Cary Wiggins, said it's a civil matter not criminal.

"You do not have them arrested. There is no debtor's prison in this country. Hasn't been that way since the 19th century," Wiggins told Artz.

Wiggins said a judge threw out the criminal charges.

An Aaron's spokeswoman said in a statement, "We do work diligently with all of our customers and undergo exceptional efforts, fostering communication with them to understand individual situations."

Artz talked with the deputy chief at the Loganville Police Department. He said usually when people are arrested for theft by conversion they've received a certified letter and have been given a certain amount of time to retu the appliances.

He was not speaking on these specific cases.