A 33-year-old Linton woman was arrested Nov. 4 after allegedly entering her mother’s residence without permission, taking cash, and fraudulently writing and cashing checks. 

Jenifer Marie Reed, 33, was arrested on preliminary charges of theft and forgery by Greene County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Logan Milligan. 

The Greene County Sheriff’s Department received a complaint from a resident stating she had been away for the weekend of Oct. 1 but when she returned home she noticed items moved in her home but didn’t think much of it at the time. 

On Oct. 3, the complainant told Deputy Milligan a check in the amount of $80 was cashed from a Northwest Bank account. She said she did not write the check. When checking that checkbook, she noticed two other checks were missing. 

On Oct. 7, another check from the Northwest Bank account was cashed for the amount of $97.99. On Oct. 19, the final missing check was cashed for an amount of $66.41. During her investigation, Deputy Milligan was able to determine both of these checks were written to Lyons Petro gas station, while the $80 check was written to an individual. 

Milligan went to the gas station and spoke with the cashier who completed the transaction. The cashier was able to recall the transaction and describe the person who wrote the check as Reed. 

The complainant asked if Milligan believed her daughter was the one cashing the checks to which Milligan responded yes. The complainant said she told her daughter if she was the one who had fraudulently cashed the checks, she would face criminal charges. 

A warrant was issued for her arrest on Nov. 2 and executed on Nov. 4. Reed was transported to Greene County Jail where her bond was set at $5,000 surety with 10% cash allowed. She posted $500 and was released later the same day. 

She is scheduled to appear in Greene Superior Court on Nov. 17 where she will be officially charged with: 

• Theft, a Class A Misdemeanor

• Forgery, a Level 6 Felony