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Sac City Woman Charged With Forgery After Allegedly Passing Fake $100 Bill

A Sac City woman faces felony charges for allegedly attempting to pass a counterfeit $100 bill at a Storm Lake business. According to the Storm Lake Police Department, 44-year-old Mary Evelyn Francis was taken into custody on a Buena Vista County arrest warrant on Friday, Oct. 14. Authorities say Francis used the counterfeit money on Oct. 7 while purchasing items from a thrift store in the 200 block of W. Milwaukee Avenue. She was booked into the Buena Vista County jail on the class D felony charge and released after posting a $5,000 bond. The Sac City Police Department and Iowa Department of Corrections assisted the Storm Lake Police Department in the investigation.