JONESBORO, Ark. — A man faces a felony forgery charge after Jonesboro police say he and another man tried to cash a forged check at a Centennial Bank drive-thru.
Joey Lee Jones faces a charge of second-degree forgery, a Class C felony. Special Judge Barbara Halsey found probable cause for his arrest Thursday, Nov. 12. Prosecutors said in court that Jones was not the primary suspect in the case and that the detective had requested a $2,000 cash or surety bond. Halsey set bail at $1,350, cash only – the amount on the allegedly forged check.
Jonesboro police responded to the bank Oct. 10 after a caller reported that Jones and Timothy Busch had tried to cash the check, according to a probable cause affidavit. Bank staff contacted the man whose name was on the check. He told them he did not know Jones and had not written him a check, the affidavit says.
The affidavit gives two amounts for the check. It lists $1,300 in the caller’s account and $1,350 in the account of the man whose name was on the check.
Jones and Busch left while the caller contacted police, according to the affidavit. Bench warrants were issued for both men. The detective who signed the affidavit said she was notified Nov. 12 that Jones had been taken to the Craighead County Detention Center. The affidavit does not say whether Busch was arrested.
Jones is scheduled to appear at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 25, 2027, at the Craighead County Courthouse in Jonesboro, according to his first appearance paperwork.
All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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