Crime
Local Man Faces Felony Fake Check Charge
An Oxford man was arrested recently for allegedly attempting to pass a counterfeit check.
On April 5, the Oxford Police Department took a counterfeit check report from a bank in the 2500 block of West Jackson Ave.
After an investigation, Ricky Farmer Jr., 21, of Batesville was arrested on a traffic stop and charged with one count of uttering forgery.
He was given a bond of $5,000 by a Justice Court Judge.
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