January 7, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
A Smithville woman has been charged with ten counts of forgery after passing checks at local businesses on the same victim ten times within a week in December.
25 year old Josie Danielle Culwell of Eagle Creek Road is under a $50,000 bond and her court date is January 17.
The forgeries occurred as follows:
*December 15 Culwell passed a check on her victim at Walmart for $69.74 and again at Walmart for $34.28
*December 16 Culwell passed a check on the same victim at Walmart for $26.89 and again at Walmart for $59.50
*December 17 Culwell passed a check on the same victim at O’Reilly’s Auto Parts for $72.30 and at Walmart for $24.01 and again at Walmart for $13.14
*December 18 Culwell passed a check on the same victim at Walmart for $21.82
*December 20 Culwell passed a check on the same victim at O’Reilly’s Auto Parts for $451.20
*December 21 Culwell passed a check on the same victim at Larry’s Discount Grocery for $50.00
42 year old James Walter Stringer of Church Street, Liberty is charged with violation of the sex offender law. His bond is $20,000 and he will make a court appearance on January 24.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said Stringer failed to meet the December 31, 2018 quarterly deadline for reporting his listing on the state’s sex offender registry to the sheriff’s department.