Ruston Police arrested two men Saturday with over $7,600 in counterfeit currency after they attempted to use the money at a local pharmacy.
Tony O. McClain, 21, of Ruston, and Harrison Davis, 18, of Kenner, were arrested about noon Saturday.
According to an officer’s report, the two men went to the Walgreens at 1401 N. Trenton Street in Ruston. McClain, who said he was aware of the money was counterfeit, gave a Walgreens cashier $200 to place on Davis’s Cash App account.
Davis told police he did not realize the currency was counterfeit. He said he gave $200 to the cashier that McLean had given him and then transferred it to his Cash App account.
However, McClain said Davis had acquired the counterfeit money. In a search of their vehicle, $7,610 in counterfeit bills was found in plain view in the cab of the vehicle. An officer wrote that anyone in the cab of the vehicle could not avoid seeing all the cash.
Both men were charged with monetary instrument abuse and illegal transmission of monetary funds.
McClain was also booked for driving under suspension and for a warrant held by Ruston Police for 15 counts of bank fraud.
McClain’s bail was set at $61,500. Bail for Davis was set at $35,000.
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