MORRIS COUNTY — A Brooklyn man has been charged with attempting to use fake currency and subsequently eluding police in Denville Township.
On July 3, police responded to a business on Broadway following a report of an individual attempting to purchase with a fraudulent $100 bill.
During the investigation, the suspect, identified as 31-year-old Marquis Fleming, fled from officers on foot.
After a brief chase, officers apprehended and took Fleming into custody. According to police, a search incident to the arrest revealed sixteen fraudulent $100 bills in Fleming’s possession.
Fleming was charged with eluding, uttering a forged document, and driving while suspended. Police said he was released pending a court appearance.
