JCPD NEWS RELEASE
SUBJECT: | Felony Arrest | DATE: | 07/29/19 | TIME: | 2:30 p.m. |
PREPARED BY: | Inv. James Curtis | APPROVED BY: | Sgt. David Hilton | ||
On 07/26/19, the Johnson City Police Department arrested Melinda Montgomery (2313 Elizabethton Hwy, Johnson City, TN, 27 years old) and charged her with forgery and criminal simulation.
On 06/26/19, officers of the Johnson City Police Department met with the complainant from Mountain Commerce Bank, located at 3122 Bristol Hwy. They provided information for a check that had been altered out of the victim’s business account. The suspect, Melinda Montgomery, entered the bank on Bristol Hwy on 04/25/19 and attempted to pass the forged check that was payable to her.
On 07/26/19, Melinda Montgomery was arrested and transported to the Washington County Detention Center, where she is being held in lieu of a $2,000 bond. Arraignment is set for 1:30 p.m. on 07/29/19 in Washington County Sessions Court.