A Baxter County man and convicted felon is arrested on felony fraud charges.
Baxter County Sheriff, John Montgomery reports, 59 year-old Thomas Terry Montgomery was arrested after applying for food stamps. Montgomery applied for re-certification in the Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program on February 7. On the application, he stated he had not been convicted of or plead guilty to any felony crime.
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An investigation of the application revealed Montgomery had been convicted in Baxter County Circuit Court of a felony drug crime on February 16. An affidavit failed by a fraud investigator with the Arkansas Department of Human Services said between March and August of this year, Montgomery received $642 in Snap benefits for which he was ineligible.
Montgomery posted a bond of $1,500 and was released. He is schedule to appear in circuit court Thursday.
