The crimes happened last summer, and bank tellers told Sammy Oakey the suspect resembled him. The guy passed bad checks worth between $20,000 and $30,000 from Oakey’s account at HomeTrust Bank.
A Connecticut man who may have been working with others has been convicted in Botetourt and Roanoke counties and awaits trial in Roanoke. Currently the crook’s in jail in Harrisonburg on a drug charge.