Riggleman

ELKINS — A Randolph County man accepted a plea agreement in Randolph County Magistrate Court that lowered his felony charge to a misdemeanor after he allegedly used a counterfeit $100 bill at an Elkins restaurant.

Christian Riggleman, 37, accepted an agreement to plead guilty to obtaining labor, services or other things of value through a false pretense with intent to defraud, a misdemeanor.

Riggleman will receive 90 days in prison, suspended for six months of unsupervised probation, and he is expected to pay $96 in restitution.

Riggleman was initially charged with counterfeiting, a felony. He was represented by attorney Davis Morris.

According to the criminal complaint, filed by Sergeant K. Shifflet with the Elkins City Police Department, on Aug. 27, Shifflet responded to the C.J Maggies restaurant in Elkins in reference to “uttering counterfeit money.”

Upon arrival, Shifflet spoke with an employee who stated that a man, later identified as Riggleman, came into the restaurant and ordered a lemonade, the complaint states.

Riggleman allegedly paid for the lemonade with a $100 bill, and the employee gave Riggleman back approximately $96 in change.

Upon counting the drawer at the end of her shift, the employee determined the bill Riggleman gave her to be fraudulent, the complaint states. Shifflet examined the bill himself and found that it said “Movie Prop use only” and was “easily identified as being a fraudulent bill.”

Shifflet writes that he obtained photographs of the bill, and that he was able to identify Riggleman due to prior encounters.