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Several bogus check charges have been filed in Woods County District Court. On Jan. 23 one person was charged with a felony and three others were charged with misdemeanors. The amount of the check determines the level of charges.

Latasha L. Olson, aka Latasha Lynn Olson, Tasha Dill, and Latasha Lynn Dill, 32, of Alva has been charged with a felony of obtaining cash and merchandise by bogus check. The charge is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $5,000. According to court documents, Olson is accused of writing a check for $2,400 to Kohlrus Real Estate in Alva on Sept. 4, 2015. The bank on which it was written reported there were not sufficient funds in the account.

Court records show Leroy Oscar Swenson, 55, of Hopeton has been charged with a misdemeanor of obtaining cash or merchandise by bogus check. He is alleged to have written a bad check to the Alva Jiffy Trip for $9.10 on Dec. 15, 2015.

Colby Vaughn Ross, 35, of Waynoka has been four misdemeanor charges of obtaining cash or merchandise by bogus check. The checks involved were three to the Waynoka Jiffy Trip for $23.55 on Jan. 25, 2016; for $25.69 on Jan. 27, 2016; and for $23.55 on Feb. 1, 2016. The fourth check was on Aug. 24, 2016, to the Alva Jiffy Trip.

Katheryn Nicole Perks, aka Katheryn Nicole Edwards, 48, of Alda, Nebraska, has been charged with four counts of obtaining cash and merchandise by bogus check, all misdemeanors. The charges involve three checks to the Alva Jiffy Trip of $40.52 on Nov. 25, 2015; $43.93 on Nov. 26, 2015; and $35 on Nov. 29, 2015. The fourth check was for $20.41 to Alva’s Market.

Each of the misdemeanor bogus check charges carries a penalty of up to one year in prison and/or up to $1,000 fine.