DECATUR-During the month of September there has been a rush of counterfeit $100 bills. Here is what the Decatur Police Department says about where the bills were circulated and who have been arrested:
“During the month of September of 2014 the city of Decatur experienced an influx of counterfeit $100 bills. Several area
businesses called the Decatur Police Department and reported that they had received counterfeit $100 bills. The businesses
included Dollar General, Sonic, C&G Tire Service, Krystals, and S&S Quickstop. Several individuals also filed reports of having counterfeit money passed to them.
The Decatur Police Department’s Financial Crimes Unit was assigned all of the cases. Det. LaRon Porter was able to determine
that most of the counterfeit $100 bills had the same serial number. Det. Porter was able to link that serial number to a suspect
who was identified as Jeremy Chatmon Orr.
Jeremy Chatmon Orr
Jeremy Chatmon Orr was arrested by the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department on September 18, 2014 at the Morgan County Fairgrounds after he attempted to pass several counterfeit $100 bills. All of these bills matched the same serial number that Det. Porter had in his cases. On September 21, 2014 Orr passed a counterfeit $100 bill at Dollar General and on the next day passed
another counterfeit $100 bill at S&S Quickstop.
Orr was taken into custody by Officer Sharpley and Officer Caffee on September 25, 2014 after he attempted to pass another
counterfeit $100 bill at Krystals. Orr was subsequently charged with three counts of
Vernon Brinkley
Possession of a Forged Instrument in the
First Degree by Det. Porter.
On September 23, 2014 two subjects attempted to pass several counterfeit $100
Phillip Jackson
bills at C&G Tire Service. Vernon Jamar Brinkley and Phillip Jackson were developed as suspects. On September 25, 2014 Brinkley was located and taken into custody. Brinkley was charged with one count of Possession of a Forged Instrument in the First Degree. On October 2, 2014 Jackson was taken into custody and charged with one count of Possession of a Forged Instrument in the First Degree and Theft of Property in the Second Degree.
Tarius Malone
On September 30, 2014 Tarius Malone was charged with Trespassing and Resisting Arrest by the Anti-Crime Unit. While he was being booked into the Decatur City Jail he was found to be in possession of two counterfeit $100 bills. Malone was charged with one count of Possession of a Forged Instrument by Det. Porter.
On September 8, 2014 Sonic reported that a female had tried to pass a counterfeit $100
Summer Giers
bill at their business. Summer Giers was subsequently developed as a suspect. On October 2, 2014 Giers was located by Ofc. Simmons and was taken into custody. Giers was charged with one count of Possession of a Forged Instrument in the First Degree.
The Decatur Police Department will continue to pursue all counterfeit money cases and will charge people accordingly who passes or attempts to pass counterfeit money to any business or individual. A conviction of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the First Degree is a Class B felony which calls for not more than twenty years or less than two years in prison with fines no more than $30,000.
The Decatur Police Department urges anyone that suspects that they might be in 
possession of a counterfeit bill to call the Decatur Police Department immediately so that the bill can be taken out of circulation. Citizens are strongly advised to carefully look at any $100 bills that they receive and make sure that none of the serial numbers are exactly the same and that all watermarks and security features are present in the bills. If there is any doubt as to the authenticity of the bill then please don’t hesitate to call the Decatur Police Department to determine whether or not the bill is real or counterfeit.
Sgt. Jeff Clem
Decatur Police Department
Criminal Investigations Division
Financial Crime Unit
256-341-4639″
