Jonesboro Woman Arrested After Alleged Forged Check Attempt at Local Business

JONESBORO, Ark. — A Jonesboro defendant already on a suspended sentence was arrested last week in connection with an alleged forgery attempt at a local business, according to a probable-cause affidavit.

An officer was notified on Dec. 5 of a reported forgery attempt that occurred at a business on East Johnson Avenue. The business owner reported that a suspect, later identified as Alexis Goodman, 27, of Jonesboro, endorsed and presented a forged check as payment for cleaning services and requested that it be cashed at the counter.

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According to the affidavit, the business owner discovered the fraudulent nature of the check before completing the transaction. Goodman reportedly left the business without receiving any payment.

Investigators obtained video surveillance footage from the business and used it to make a positive identification of Goodman through a comparison with her driver’s license photograph.

A bench warrant was submitted and later signed on Dec. 12 for Goodman’s arrest on the listed offenses. She was arrested on the warrant on Dec. 14 and transported to the Craighead County Detention Center, where she was held in custody.

Goodman was arrested for second-degree forgery, a Class C felony, and theft, a misdemeanor.

During a court appearance, District Judge David Boling set bail at $25,000 cash or surety, noting that the defendant is currently on parole and has a parole hold that must be resolved before her release.

Goodman’s next court date is Jan. 23.

Court records show Goodman pleaded guilty in 2024 to possession of meth or cocaine, theft by receiving, and possession excluding meth or cocaine, resulting in a 72-month suspended sentence.

Court records also show a litany of prior cases against Goodman. Many of the charges were nolle prossed. However, judges still consider arrests when setting bail and other pre-trial release conditions.

Goodman was also arrested in 2021 for filing a false report with police, resulting in the arrest of a defendant. Court records in that case show she pleaded guilty – after failing to appear multiple times, leading to arrest warrants.

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.