A Pinola man was in jail this morning after being arrested Thursday afternoon at a casino for passing a counterfeit check and using a false ID, police said.

The suspect, Derek Smith, 27, 153 Swamp Road, also is sought for Houston, Texas, for a burglary charge.

Smith was charged with uttering a forgery at Rainbow Hotel and Casino, 1380 Warrenton Road, after a casino worker called in to verify the check, said Ken Smith, Vicksburg Police Department investigator. 

The check for $450.75 was found to have a wrong routing number for the bank and a non-existent company on the check does not exist, Investigator Smith said.

The false ID that Derek Smith used belonged to an Eric Smith, police said.

“We did our research and found both Derek Smith and Eric Smith do exist with the same birthday, but have not visually seen Eric Smith,” said Ken Smith.

No bond was set for Derek Smith, and he was being held for extradition to Texas.

Felon jailed after car chase

A convicted felon was in jail this morning for running away from police after a traffic stop.

Christopher Johnson, 24, 1919 Martin Luther King Blvd., Vicksburg, was arrested at 10:34 a.m. Thursday near his home after failin to stop for police for a traffic violation. 

Johnson, who led police on a chase for about two blocks, is charged with felony eluding and destruction of public property for damaging a patrol car in an attempt to escape. 

Police were awaiting word from Mississippi Department of Corrections to see if Johnson had violated his probation for a 2003 armed robbery conviction.  He was sentenced to 10 years with five to serve in prison and five years on probation for that charge.

He was being held on a $7,000 bond.

Separately, Dwayne L. Evans, 29, 883 Walnut St., was arrested at 9:45 a.m. Thursday on charges of a felony eluding. 

He was being held in Warren County Jail with no bond set. No other information was available.

City man jailed for stolen property

A Vicksburg man was arrested 10 a.m. Thursday on charges of receiving stolen property.

Lester L. Miller, 19, 1623 Martin Luther King Blvd., was in the  Warren County Jail and to be sent to drug court with no bond set.

DVD, linens missing on South Street

Linens and a DVD were missing in a report of a residential burglary Thursday afternoon in the 1100 block of South Street.

The DVD was later recovered by the victim at another location.