William C. Blair, 51, 612 Oakwood Dr., was arrested for uttering around 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, after he attempted to cash an apparent forged check at Richwood Bank, 120 E. Sandusky Ave.
Bank personnel told Bellefontaine police officers Blair presented a check that appeared to have been altered and reissued to the suspect. The original amount of the check also was changed from $100 to $1,687 and the word “flooring” was written over numbers written on the memo line. Additionally, the check’s signatory did not match the account holder’s.
The account holder was contacted by the bank and said they did not issue the check to Blair, but to a business and that it had been mailed Oct. 1 from the Roundhead Post Office.
Blair told police he received the check as payment for a car he sold and that the car was owned previously by his deceased wife. However, the suspect denied altering the check gave officers conflicting information about how and from whom he acquired it.
The suspect told police he had to leave during questioning as he had a ride waiting for him.
Blair was taken into custody and lodged in the Logan County Jail.