Three arrested for passing bogus currency

Three people have been arrested by Anniston police on charges of using counterfeit money at two local bars earlier this month. 31 year old Christopher Dale Grayson, 22 year old Audrianna Triana Swink, and 24 year old Justin Javarius Cleveland, all from Anniston, were charged with felony charges of first-degree possession of a forged instrument. The bogus bills were passed at AJ’s Sunset Bar and Grille on Hillyer Robinson Parkway. Police say a woman tried to use a fake $100 bill at the bar. The bar’s security detained the woman until police arrived. While officers were questioning the woman, a man tried to use another fake $100 bill. Both suspects, who were identified as Swink and Cleveland, said they didn’t know the money was counterfeit. Swink and Cleveland also told police they didn’t know each other. The following day, police received a report from The Smoking Moose on Noble Street that employees discovered 14 counterfeit $100 bills were used at the bar on the night of Aug. 4. Police reviewed surveillance video footage from The Smoking Moose, and identified Swink, Cleveland and Grayson as the suspects. Police say another arrest could be pending in the case.