MORRISTOWN, Tenn. — A man and woman in Morristown have been arrested for counterfeit money.
Morristown Police said they've had an increase in reports lately of fake $10s and $20s being used at local businesses.
They got a break when they arrested Justin Easton, 35, and Jessica Miller, 23 with three sheets of uncut counterfeit bills in ten- and twenty-bill denominations.
The pair was also driving a vehicle that was reported stolen from East Tennessee Nissan.
Easton and Miller were both charged with Theft of Property for the motor vehicle and Criminal Simulation. They were taken to the Hamblen County Jail.
MPD urges all businesses to check the bills they accept and notify them if they think they find counterfeit money.
