Local man passed phony cash at convenience store
Deputy Robert Watson of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged Billy Wade Hollifield Jr., 37, of 185 Enchanted Drive in Nebo, with possession of counterfeit money and obtaining property by false pretense.
On Friday, Aug. 17, an employee of Samir’s Quick Stop, on U.S. 70 East in Nebo, reported that a man passed a counterfeit $100 bill at the store.
Watson took the original report, viewed surveillance video and had become familiar with the perpetrator and his car.
On Friday, Sept. 14, Watson stopped the suspect’s vehicle on Harmony Grove Road, found Hollifield inside and took him into custody.
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McDowell County Sheriff's Office
593 Spaulding Rd
Marion, NC 28752
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Richelle Bailey
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
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828-652-2235
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