Suspect arrested for using counterfeit check

A suspect is in custody for a counterfeit check case from last week in Mountain Brook Village.

A counterfeit check was used to make a $13,000 purchase on Jan. 27 in the 2800 block of Cahaba Road.

Raymond Ethan Thomas, age 38 of Ridgeland, Mississippi, was arrested on Jan. 30 for first-degree theft and possession of a forged instrument. He is now in custody at Jefferson County Jail.