A Nevada man was charged in connection with trying to pass fraudulent checks at a South Kitsap bank.
Jacob Vince D. Francisco, 25, of Las Vegas, was charged with one court on forgery on Sept. 9 in Kitsap County District Court.
According to charging papers, the bank’s branch manager reported a female was attempting to cash checks that had been deposited by the suspect on Sept. 8. The checks were flagged as fraudulent and reported stolen by the owner.
The manager notified the Port Orchard Police Department and officers arrived at the bank to question the female. The woman told officers that she was at the bank with her boyfriend — the suspect, according to court records. The manager reported that two checks — from Navy Federal Credit Union — had been fraudulently deposited electronically into a joint bank account. NFCU reported that the owner of the checks reported them stolen.
One check was for $5,000 and the second for $450.
The suspect was booked into the Kitsap County Jail and bail was set at $40,000.
The following individuals were charged in Kitsap County District Court from Sept. 4-9:
• Sept. 9: Diana Lee Lancaster, 54, Port Orchard, second-degree assault.
• Sept. 8: Lee Colton Hawkins, 22, Port Orchard, disorderly conduct, fourth-degree assault and making a false or misleading statement to a public servant; Christopher David McArdle, 22, Olalla, fourth-degree assault; Brandon L. Kennedy, 25, Port Orchard, driving under the influence, operating a motor vehicle without a ignition interlock device and third-degree driving while license is suspended or revoked; Aaron Read Graybeal, 29, Port Orchard, residential burglary.
• Sept. 4: Cameron Jo Pettay, 25, Port Orchard, second-degree burglary; Toni Carmel Caruthers, 30, third-degree assault.