Out-of-state man indicted on possession of counterfeit bills

A Georgia man will be sentenced Tuesday in Hardin Circuit Court for possession of counterfeit $100 bills after accepting a plea deal.

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Kwame V. Carter, 21, was indicted March 8 for first-degree possession of a forged instrument. That same day he accepted a plea agreement through the county’s rocket docket program.

According to the agreement, Carter was found in possession of five counterfeit bills March 27, 2012, in Hardin County. The bills originally were $5 but were bleached and reprinted as $100.

The Commonwealth Attorney’s Office has recommended a seven-year sentence, which is to be probated for five years.

Carter remains lodged at Hardin County Detention Center in lieu of a $50,000 cash bond. According to jail records, he’s been incarcerated since Feb. 22.

First-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument is a Class C felony, which is punishable by five to 10 years in prison if found guilty, according to Kentucky Revised Statutes.

An indictment is an allegation, not proof of guilt. The defendants are innocent until proven guilty.

OTHER INDICTMENTS

• Theresa L. McCombs, 39, first-degree possession of a controlled substance-methamphetamine and driving under the influence
• Jimmy Allen Lewis, 37, driving under the influence-fourth offense, driving on a license suspended for driving under the influence-aggravated and second offense in a five-year period and second-degree persistent felony offense
• Andrew J. Martin, 23, first-degree possession of a controlled substance-heroin
• Carol Lynn Dotson, 33, obtaining or attempting to obtain a controlled substance by fraud or deceit
• Rickey Jaggers, 58, complicity to commit unlawful distribution of a methamphetamine precursor
• Kenneth L. Richards, 63, complicity to commit unlawful distribution of a methamphetamine precursor
• Matthew Tyler, 20, two counts of theft of a firearm
• Carlos Nicholas Ruiz, 19, two counts of theft of a firearm
• Patrick E. Middleton, 42, second-degree burglary, receiving stolen property more than $500 but less than $10,000 and receiving stolen property less than $500
• Chad Wade, 41, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon
• Billy Lee Bradshaw Jr., 25, leaving the scene of an accident without rendering aid or assistance, possession of a defaced firearm, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, first-degree possession of a controlled substance-methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to notify the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet of change of address and second-degree persistent felony offense
• Brooke R. Johnson, 32, first-degree promoting contraband and second-degree persistent felony offense.

Sarah Bennett can be reached at (270) 505-1750 or sbennett@thenewsenterprise.com.