A Hot Springs woman was charged with battery Wednesday after she allegedly attempted to cause her mother to drive off the road.
Jennifer Magen Rabaz, 21, who lists a Mountain Pine Road address, was taken into custody shortly after 3 p.m. and charged with third-degree domestic battery, a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail. Rabaz remained in custody Friday in lieu of zero bond and is set to appear Feb. 16 in Garland County District Court.
According to the affidavit, Rabaz and her mother were driving home after taking her brother to work and got into an argument. Rabaz allegedly attempted to cause her mother to drive off the road. Her mother then pulled the vehicle over at the intersection of Summer Street and Greenwood Avenue, turned the vehicle off and called police.
Her mother said that while she was on the phone with a police department dispatcher, she tried to turn the vehicle back on and Rabaz bit her right forearm. Hot Springs police Officer Jonathan Smith observed a red bite mark on the victim's right forearm.
• A Hot Springs Village man was arrested Thursday morning on felony charges of forgery after allegedly passing fake bills at two locations last weekend.
Brandon Nathaniel Folsom, 29, of Hot Springs Village, was taken into custody at 8:30 a.m. and charged with three counts of first-degree forgery, punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Folsom remained in custody Friday in lieu of $15,000 bond and is set to appear Feb. 16 in district court.
According to the affidavit, on Jan. 29, an employee at Murphy Oil, 108 Buena Vista Road, said Folsom purchased cigarettes and an energy drink with a $10 bill. A counterfeit marker revealed that the bill was fake. Folsom was reportedly seen driving a dark SUV. At Wendy's, 1511 Albert Pike Road, an employee said they received a $10 bill from Folsom at the drive through. It was determined that the bill was fake and when the employee informed Folsom that she was calling the police, he fled the area.
Folsom visited the Murphy Oil station again on Sunday and prepaid $9. The employee checked the bills and identified the $5 bill to be counterfeit. She adjusted the pump to be prepaid for $4. Folsom asked why the pump had stopped, and she said that he had paid with fake money. He left in a dark SUV.
A check of the vehicle returned to Folsom's mother, who said Folsom was using her vehicle during the three reported incidents. He was identified by the three witnesses as a white male with tattoos on his face. Folsom interviewed Thursday and advised he knew the money was fake, but he "tried to pass it anyway."
Local on 02/06/2016