Ruston Police arrested an Arkansas man earlier this month after responding to a call of suspected fraud at a local bank.
Jeremy Lavar Wright, 39, of Little Rock, was arrested for bank fraud and possession of cocaine on May 9.
A bank manager told police Wright attempted to cash a fraudulent check in the amount of $2,891.33. The man allegedly committed the similar offenses in Crossett, Arkansas, and Monroe.
An officer responding to the bank saw a man running several blocks away. The man was located on Bonner Street, detained and returned to the bank.
Wright was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center. During processing, a small plastic bag containing cocaine residue was found in his pants pocket. A second bag containing cocaine was found in his wallet.
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