The Sugarcreek Borough Police Department was contacted by an employee of Giant Eagle from an incident that took place on December 1, 2021, that an individual\u00a0 had cashed a check that was found to be fraudulent.<\/p>\n
Upon investigation it was found that Montice Robinson, 39 of Franklin, had cashed a fraudulent check for over $600. The check was found to not be a valid check and the check had been altered.<\/p>\n
Sugarcreek Borough Police filed a felony criminal complaint against Montice Robinson and a subsequent arrest warrant was generated.<\/p>\n
On December 30, 2021 at approximately 9:45 AM Sugarcreek Police attempted to serve the arrest warrant on Ms. Robinson. After one hour and 30 minutes of knocking and announcing and hearing movement from the inside of the apartment a search warrant for the residence was requested.<\/p>\n
The search warrant was approved and Sugarcreek Police were able to place Montice Robinson in custody.<\/p>\n
Montice Robinson was arraigned before Magistrate Fish on the following charges.
\nForgery – Felony 2 (1 count)
\nTheft by Unlawful Taking – Misdemeanor 1 (1 count)
\nBad Checks – Misdemeanor (1 count)<\/p>\n
Bail was set at $10,000. Unable to post bail Montice Robinson was placed into Venango County Jail.<\/p>\n
Preliminary hearing is set for January 5, 2022 at 8:30 AM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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