Three Arkansas basketball players, including starting point guard Anton Beard, have been arrested for allegedly using counterfeit money.
According to Fayetteville police, all three men were seen on surveillance video using counterfeit bills.
All three are facing felony forgery charges.
Here is an excerpt from Kentucky.com:
Fayetteville police said all three were seen on surveillance video using counterfeit $20 bills last Friday and Saturday. The complaint said Beard also exchanged six counterfeit $50 bills for three $100 bills.
The three were arrested on suspicion of forgery and face a Friday court hearing. They were being held Wednesday afternoon without bail.
Police said that the arrests were related to two-month investigation into counterfeit money. Police also said that after the players were detained, they said they didn’t know the money was fake.
First-degree forgery charges are Class B felonies in Arkansas and can carry a prison sentence of five to 20 years.
