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Police: Fake $100 Bills Had Lincoln's Image
Watermark Contained Abe Lincoln's Portrait
POSTED: 9:38 am EST February 19,
2008
UPDATED: 4:59 pm EST February 19,
2008
MESA, Ariz. -- A 37-year-old Mesa man who tried to buy a watch with two counterfeit $100 bills containing a watermark of Abraham Lincoln was arrested on forgery charges, police said.Scott Martin fought with the owner of the store on Saturday after the shopkeeper confronted him about the counterfeit bills, a court document said.The owner stunned Martin with a Taser, KPHO-TV in Phoenix reported.When fire rescue personnel arrived, they cut off Martin's shirt to treat him, and three more counterfeit $100 bills fell out, the document said.In addition, two more fake $100 bills and one counterfeit $20 bill were found under Martin's armpit, officers said.An officer who examined the $100 bills found several of them had matching serial numbers besides Lincoln's image, which is found on $5 bills.During the course of his treatment, Martin told authorities he had swallowed a bag of meth.Detectives said they discovered Martin was out on bond for charges involving other counterfeit $100 bills in Apache Junction.
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