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ZEBULON - On Saturday, April 3, Pike County deputies responded to a local Dollar General store today in reference to a female, Shannon Howell, 42 years of age, trying to use counterfeit money at the store.
Deputies confirmed the money as being fraudulent and arrested Howell.
Investigators conducted a search of her residence at 51 First street in Concord.
Inside the residence a male suspect was encountered by the name of Charles West, 53 years of age, from McDonough. West had more counterfeit money on his person.
A room inside the house was found to have two printers with counterfeit money still on the printer. Varying denominations of U.S. currency were also discovered during the search.
Both suspects are currently incarcerated and facing 109 counts of forgery. Howell is currently on felony probation for a prior conviction.
Photos courtesy of the Pike County Sheriff's Office.
[Note from the Editor: The original press release went out with the name Shannon Williamson. When Pike County Times obtained the booking photos, it was advised that Howell was the correct last name.]