Police in Hot Springs and Hot Springs Village arrested two suspects Monday in separate incidents for allegedly trying to cash forged checks.
Laura Jean Vosburg, 49, who lists an address of 612 Albert Pike Road, was taken into custody around 4 p.m. at Regions Bank, 900 Albert Pike, and charged with second-degree forgery, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Vosburg, who lists no prior criminal history, remained in custody Tuesday in lieu of $3,500 bond and is set to appear Dec. 8 in Garland County District Court.
According to the affidavit, HSPD detective Threadgill responded to the bank where an employee noted that Vosburg had come in shortly after 3:30 p.m. trying to cash a check for $550, but the check looked altered.
The employee contacted the female account holder for the check and she stated she had written the check to her landlord, not Vosburg, whom she didn't know and had never given a check. It was noted Vosburg had allegedly changed the name on the check from the landlord to her name.
The employee told Threadgill that Vosburg was still there waiting on approval for the check. Threadgill made contact with her and took her into custody without incident.
Shortly before 5 p.m., TyEvian Eugene Kendar Linwood, 21, who lists an address of Silla Lane in Hot Springs Village, was taken into custody at his residence and also charged with a felony count of second-degree forgery. He remained in custody Tuesday in lieu of $2,500 bond and is set to appear Dec. 7 in district court.
According to the affidavit, on Aug. 26, a Hot Springs Village woman filed a complaint alleging that one of her checks had been cashed for $900 at Top of the Mountain Shell, 4401 Highway 7, without her permission.
The check was made out to and cashed by Linwood. On Sept. 2, Sgt. Steve Kostelic reviewed security video at the store and identified Linwood as the one cashing the check on Aug. 19, shortly before 3 p.m. Linwood had allegedly presented his driver's license and provided a thumb print at the time of the transaction.
Linwood later reportedly admitted to cashing the check, claiming he was threatened by a known male suspect. He stated he cashed the check and gave the money to the suspect. The victim's money was reportedly reimbursed by her bank and the manager of Top of the Mountain Shell indicated she wanted to press charges for forgery.
Local on 11/25/2015