Sharp tellers stop fraudulent withdrawl

By By Clif Knight, Hartselle Enquirer
Three Montgomery men landed in jail on Oct. 29 after they attempted to defraud Redstone Federal Credit Union in Hartselle of $250,000.
One of the men is accused of using a fake picture ID and stolen account information in an attempt to withdraw $250,000 from a credit union account while his two accomplices waited outside.
All three were charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree.
They are being held in Morgan County Jail under a $100,000 bond each.
Those charged are Jeremy Slade Carter, 21, of 1513 Rhodes Street, Dandre Montrell Jones, 20, of 3616 Erwin Drive; and Barry Wayne Purnell, 51, of 2606 Crossway Drive.
One of the men, who was smartly dressed and looked the part of a middle aged businessman, walked up to a teller, identified himself as a customer and told her he wanted to withdraw $250,000 from his account. At that point she and her co-workers became suspicious and alerted Hartselle police.
Puckett said the crime is a felony and since it involved a financial institution the FBI is conducting its own investigation.