Grand jury returns indictments in counterfeit money cases

The Wilbarger County Grand Jury recently convened and returned indictments against two individuals in counterfeiting cases

Alicia Rae Berry was indicted for the felony 3 offense of forgery. The incident allegedly occurred on Dec. 9, 2019 in Vernon. On that date, police received a report that a woman attempted to pass a $100 bill at YesWay, around 1:45 p.m. The clerk flagged it as possibly counterfeit and the woman trying to use it fled the scene. A short while later, at 5:14 p.m., police were called to McDonald’s. A clerk again flagged a $100 bill as possibly fake and police were notified. The woman, that allegedly attempted to pass the bill, was caught by police as she attempted to drive away from the parking lot.

Wade Craig was indicted for the felony 3 offense of forgery. The incident allegedly occurred on July 7, 2019. On that date a forgery was reported at Mr. Jim’s Pizza when a man paid for a pizza delivery with a counterfeit $20.

See more indictments in the July 1 edition of the Vernon Record.