A Powhatan man has been arrested in Jonesboro as he attempted to cash fake paychecks at a Jonesboro bank.
According to reports the Jonesboro PD responded Thursday to Focus, Simmons and Arvest bank branches, where tellers told officers that Scott McGarry age 46 of Powhatan attempted open accounts using the fraudulent checks then withdraw cash.
Scott McGarry was identified by his driver’s license photo provided to the tellers along with surveillance footages from the banks according to authorities.
McGarry attempted to make fraudulent deposits totaling more than $10,000 according to the affidavit.