City woman charged with uttering forgery

Published 11:39 am Friday, June 24, 2011

By Staff Reports

A Vicksburg woman was in the Warren County Jail this morning after being arrested on two counts of uttering a forgery, jail records showed.

Shaniqua Brown, 27, 734 Locust St., was arrested Thursday at Grand Station Casino, 1310 Mulberry St., after being accused of passing a $1,143 check on Jan. 9 at WoodForest National Bank in Walmart. The check had been reported stolen from Creative Enterprises, Vicksburg police Lt. Bobby Stewart said.

The second charge stems from a check’s being stolen from the finance office at Grand Station Casino.

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In that case, Brown is accused of stealing the check and making it payable to Cressie Free, 24, 1905 Hope St. Apartment 10C, for $1,000.

Free was arrested Tuesday and bonded out of jail. Brown was being held without bond this morning.

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