Alabama man arrested with 3 stimulus checks

An Alabama man faces charges after he was found to be in possession of stimulus checks that weren’t his.

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department said it received reports on Jan. 9 of a suspicious man walking on County Road 434 in the East Lawrence community. The man was later identified as Brandon Cottingham, 42.

Cottingham was later arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance; theft of property in the second degree; possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of a forged instrument in the second degree; and illegal possession of a credit/debit card.

Deputies said Cottingham was in possession of 3 stimulus checks and/or credit/debit cards belonging to other people.

The IRS began mailing paper stimulus checks and debit cards on Dec. 30. You can find the status of your payment here.

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