Tennessee man arrested in counterfeit bill investigation in Graves County
FOX23 News at 9 p.m
GRAVES COUNTY, Ky., (KBSI) — A Tennessee man has been arrested in connection with an attempt to pass counterfeit $100 bills at a Water Valley business earlier this month.
The incident was first reported Feb. 13 around 1 p.m., when a suspect attempted to use counterfeit currency at a business in the Water Valley area. When confronted, the suspect fled the store in a newer model white Nissan four-door passenger car that was missing the left rear taillight housing and displayed no license plate.
Graves County sheriff’s deputies continued investigating and determined the same suspect had attempted a similar incident at a business in Fulton, Kentucky.
Authorities identified the suspect as Richard A. King, 57, of South Fulton, Tennessee.
On Feb. 19, Graves County Detective Sgt. S. Seaton, assisted by the South Fulton Police Department and the Obion County Sheriff’s Office, located King at a residence in Tennessee. After a brief surveillance, officers took King into custody on a Graves County warrant charging him with criminal possession of a forged instrument.
Authorities say King may face additional charges in other jurisdictions. He was lodged in the Obion County Jail pending extradition to Graves County.
The investigation remains ongoing.
