MADISON COUNTY, TN (abc24.com) - A Madison County man was arrested after he tried to cash a $900 forged check that belonged to an 80-year-old woman.
The Madison County Sheriff says 27-year-old Jeffrey Cunningham tried to cash the check on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 around 10:00 a.m. at a bank on Mason Road.
Authorities say that several checks were stolen from the victim's home, were forged and cashed for a total of $15,750.
Cunningham has been charged with forgery, theft of property and identity theft, and the Sheriff's Office says 26 additional counts will be presented to the grand jury.