PARAGOULD, Ark. (KAIT) – A Paragould man is being held on a $30,000 bond after police said he deposited a forged check into a bank account then went shopping.
Greene County District Court Judge Curtis Hitt found probable cause Monday to charge Jeffery Wood, 64, with forgery and theft of property.
Paragould police responded to a forgery report Feb. 9 at Southern Bank, 1727 W. Kingshighway.
Bank managers told officers Wood deposited a fraudulent check for $5,000 on Nov. 19, 2025, the affidavit said. He then spent $357.65 at Hibbett Sports and made a $500 withdrawal. The following day, he withdrew $3,600.
The bank learned Nov. 24 that the check was fraudulent, Corporal Tron Beesley said in the court documents.
On Monday,…
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