By Pat Culverhouse

A 21-year-old Minden man has been arrested for reportedly forging checks and making unauthorized purchases on a stolen credit card after Webster Parish deputies first took him into custody on an out-of-state fugitive warrant.

Sheriff Jason Parker said Gavin Garland, a resident of the 1800 block of Dorcheat Rd., is formally charged with two counts of forgery and felony theft plus as a fugitive from Colorado.

Parker said Lt. Charles Wimberly, Detective Ben Allen and Sgt. Josh McCormick contacted Garland Tuesday at his place of employment to talk about the fugitive warrant. He reportedly was then transported to the Sheriff’s office to be interviewed concerning a theft of checks and a credit card from the home of his grandparents.

During questioning, Garland reportedly told investigators he had entered his grandparents’ residence and taken two checks and a credit card without their consent. He reportedly admitted he forged signatures on the checks, totaling $450, and accumulated more than $2,000 in charges on the credit card.

Garland is currently being held at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Facility. No bond has been set.

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