Man Arrested At State Fair With $1,400 Fake Cash
By: Lauren Trager, KARK 4 News
Updated: October 17, 2012
Police say they caught a man -red-handed with more than a thousand bucks in counterfeit cash.
He was using some of it at the Arkansas State Fair.
Twenty-nine year-old Marcus Bledsoe is now charged with 53 counts of forgery.
Police say when they arrested Bledsoe Tuesday night, he had about $1,400 worth of fake cash, mostly in 20's.
They are pressing charges for every bill they got from him.
Over the weekend, two vendors were questioned but they weren't arrested.
Police and Secret Service agents are now interviewing Bledsoe to see if he was behind it all, or if others were involved.
They are matching similarities in his cash to other fake bills.
But while in the past, other counterfeit crooks try to exchange their fakes for real change, police say Bledsoe was doing something different.
Officers say he was caught simply making large purchases with imitation bills.
"For the vendor, he knew his money, knew it was counterfeit, with the number of people out during that time of day, they were lucky to get Mr. Bledsoe and identify him," said Cassandra Davis with the Little Rock Police Department.
We're told Bledsoe had purchased big stuffed animal prizes: three of them at about $100 a piece.
He pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday but his legal process has only begun. He could also get slapped with more charges from the feds.
He was using some of it at the Arkansas State Fair.
Twenty-nine year-old Marcus Bledsoe is now charged with 53 counts of forgery.
Police say when they arrested Bledsoe Tuesday night, he had about $1,400 worth of fake cash, mostly in 20's.
They are pressing charges for every bill they got from him.
Over the weekend, two vendors were questioned but they weren't arrested.
Police and Secret Service agents are now interviewing Bledsoe to see if he was behind it all, or if others were involved.
They are matching similarities in his cash to other fake bills.
But while in the past, other counterfeit crooks try to exchange their fakes for real change, police say Bledsoe was doing something different.
Officers say he was caught simply making large purchases with imitation bills.
"For the vendor, he knew his money, knew it was counterfeit, with the number of people out during that time of day, they were lucky to get Mr. Bledsoe and identify him," said Cassandra Davis with the Little Rock Police Department.
We're told Bledsoe had purchased big stuffed animal prizes: three of them at about $100 a piece.
He pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday but his legal process has only begun. He could also get slapped with more charges from the feds.
Comments
EDDIE H.
October 21, 2012 at 4:40 pm
Maybe justice will be done this time, as long as Pros. Aty. Johnson does not have to prosecute. He wouldn't even pursue charges against Bledsoe 2 yrs ago after he shot a man 16 times from the back. Not even a felon with an automatic assault rifle. How does Johnson sleep at night?
EDDIE H.
October 18, 2012 at 7:56 pm
