A Woodbury man could face up to two years in jail for using phony money to buy a puppy.
The suspect, Kenneth Ray Parker, 20, is charged with criminal simulation and theft and will face hearing on the felony charge before General Sessions Judge Bill Locke on Dec. 1.
He is charged with passing two $100 bills during the purchase of two red heeler puppies.
“He (Parker) contacted them by phone saying he was interested in buying the puppies,” said sheriff’s investigator Steven Carpenter, noting a meeting was arranged at Dollar General on Nashville Highway. “He decided to buy the puppies and handed (the victim) two $100 bills and took the puppies.”
The next day the victim found out the two $100 bills she had been given by Parker were fake. Carpenter tracked down Parker and, during questioning, the suspect admitted he was the one who bought the puppies.
As for where the counterfeit bills came from, investigators have not revealed whether they think Parker was involved in making the money or if the money simply came into his possession from another source.
Criminal simulation is a Class E felony punishable by one to two years in prison.