Bradley Slone

WARSAW — A North Webster man was sentenced today, Jan. 9, after paying for items at yard sale with counterfeit bills.

Bradley Ray Slone, 29, 208 S. Harrison St., North Webster, was sentenced on one count of counterfeiting and one count of possession of methamphetamine.

Slone was charged with counterfeiting stemming from an incident that occurred at a yard sale on Aug. 1, 2016.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, on Aug. 1, Slone and the other male purchased items at a yard sale. The other male paid a woman at the sale two $20 bills and Slone paid with one $5 bill. The bills were determined to be counterfeit after the woman went to New Market Grocery to have the bills checked for authenticity.

The woman told Slone the bills were counterfeit and requested her merchandise be returned. Slone returned the merchandise, but she kept the counterfeit money.

Slone later admitted to officers he had been with another male and female at the yard sale. He said he gave the male two $20 bills. He admitted to paying with a $5 bill for merchandise at a yard sale.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, Slone gave three contradicting stories for how he obtained the counterfeit money. He claimed he received the money at a different garage sale. He claimed it could have come from his paycheck being mailed to another employees who gave the money to him. He also stated his employer placed the money in an envelope outside the officer building where Slone works for Slone to pick up.

Slone was charged with possession of meth after an incident in 2014 when police found Slone and five other individuals in a residence in Leesburg with an active one-pot meth lab, prescription medication, other drugs and paraphernalia.

During the short sentencing, Judge Huffer asked Slone, “Are you ready to make a change?”

Slone replied he was tired of living his life the way he has been and stated, “I’m definitely ready.”

Slone was sentenced to one and one half years on each of his charges to be served at the Indiana Department of Corrections. The terms are to be served concurrently. He will receive 103 days for jail time already served.