CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. (EYT) – Felony charges have been filed against two Venango County individuals accused of attempting to pass a counterfeit bill at a Cranberry Township business in August.
Court documents indicate the Franklin-based State Police filed criminal charges against 28-year-old Billie Owen Sanner IV, of Oil City, and 38-year-old Casey Jean Green, of Franklin.
According to a criminal complaint, around 10:45 a.m. on August 26, Billie Sanner gave a counterfeit $100 bill to Casey Green in an attempt for her to pass the bill at the Goodwill store in Cranberry Township.
The complaint indicates police spoke to the manager of the business who reported a cashier had called him to the cash register because of the bill, which he immediately recognized as a fake. He then asked the woman who attempted to pass it where she got it, and she told him she “found it on the ground in Oil City.” She then asked if he was going to call the police, and when he said he was and pulled out his cell phone, the woman and a man both fled the store.
The manager told police he followed the two individuals outside and saw them flee in a silver Dodge Avenger, but was unable to get the plate number on the vehicle.
When police arrived at the scene, the manager showed the video footage of the incident, and police collected screenshots from the footage. The screenshots and images of the fake bills were then forwarded to exploreVenango.com to be displayed online.
The complaint states that police then received multiple phone messages identifying the woman in the images as Casey Green and the man as Billie Sanner.
According to the complaint, police then also found that Sanner had successfully passed a fake $100 bill at Spanky’s Tobacco World. Sanner was positively identified on that case, as well, the complaint indicates.
A second complaint indicates the incident at Spanky’s Tobacco World took place around 10:00 p.m. on August 25, when Billie Sanner passed a counterfeit $100 bill for $68.87 worth of miscellaneous items and received $31.13 in change.
The following charges were filed against Sanner through Magisterial District Judge Patrick E. Lowrey’s office on October 15:
– Forgery – Unauthorized Act In Writing, Felony 2 (two counts)
– Theft By Deception-False Impression, Misdemeanor 2 (two counts)
– Conspiracy – Theft By Deception-False Impression, Misdemeanor 2
The following charges were filed against Green through Magisterial District Judge Patrick E. Lowrey’s office on October 15:
– Forgery – Unauthorized Act In Writing, Felony 2
– Theft By Deception-False Impression, Misdemeanor 2
– Conspiracy – Theft By Deception-False Impression, Misdemeanor 2
Preliminary hearings for the cases have not yet been scheduled.
According to court documents Sanner was also held for court on October 13 on charges related to a foot chase in Oil City, and that case was transferred to the Venango County Court of Common Pleas.
Court documents indicate Sanner has a criminal history in the local area dating back to 2017 with convictions that include misdemeanor weapons and marijuana charges, as well as unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
He is currently free on $10,000.00 unsecured bail.
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