The DeKalb County Sheriff's Department has charged a 23 year old man with forgery and theft for allegedly trying to pass a forged check at a local bank.
23 year old Jacob Garrett of Old Bildad Road, Smithville is under a $5,000 bond and he will appear in General Sessions Court on January 18th.
Sheriff Ray says Garrett went to the home of a relative, took a check, then went to a local bank where he forged the name of the relative on the check and tried to cash it.
According to Sheriff Ray, Garrett has confessed to the crime.
