Dixon

ELKINS — Probable cause has been found against a Fayette County man accused of attempting to cash a fraudulent check for more than $2,500, moving his case forward to be considered by the Grand Jury.

Trey Lamar Dixon, 33, of Scarbro, is charged with one count of attempting to commit a felony. He is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $2,700 cash-only bond.

Dixon appeared in Randolph County Magistrate Court for a preliminary hearing Wednesday morning with attorney Paul Gwaltney. According to the Randolph County Magistrate Court, Magistrate Michael Dyer found probable cause against Dixon. Dixon’s case will now be considered by the Randolph County Grand Jury.

According to the criminal complaint, filed by Trooper T.E. Workman with the West Virginia State Police, on May 5, Workman was dispatched to an “apparent fraudulent check complaint” at Mountain Valley Bank in Elkins. Workman was informed that the suspect would be located in the bank’s drive-through on foot.

Upon arrival at Mountain Valley Bank, Workman observed a male subject in the drive-through who identified himself as Dixon, the complaint states. Workman detained Dixon in the back of his patrol vehicle before entering Mountain Valley Bank to speak with the complainant. The complainant allegedly advised that Dixon had attempted to cash a check from Ricottilli Lumber Co. Inc. for $2,648.69. The signatures on the check did not match previous checks on file at Mountain Valley Bank.

After being Mirandized, Dixon allegedly told police that he did not know who he was working for or where it was located, the complaint states. Sgt. Shiflett with the Elkins Police Department asked Dixon how much he was being paid and how many hours he worked. Dixon reportedly said he was making $13.50 an hour and had worked 83 hours. Workman writes that, with overtime rate, the max pay would have only been $1,410.75.

Workman collected a written statement from the complainant, the complaint states. Dixon was arrested for attempting to commit a felony, with said felony being fraudulent schemes under the state’s grand larceny statute.