JAMESTOWN – Two local residents have been arrested by state police for their alleged involvement in steeling and forging several checks from a local business.
According to state police, 31 year-old Eric Woolschlager and 26 year-old Ashley Johnson – both of Jamestown – were arrested Sunday after an investigation found the two were connected to the theft of 16 checks from an unidentified local business. The checks were then forged and cashed at other area businesses, with more than $5,000 being reported stolen.
Woolschlager was charged with 16 counts of Possession of a Forged Instrument 2nd and Grand Larceny 3rd. During the arrest he was also found to be in possession of heroin and additionally charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 7th.
Johnson was charged with three counts of Forgery 2nd.
Both were arraigned in the Town of Ellicott Court and committed to Chautauqua County Jail with no bail.
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