Ames Police Blotter: Ames Woman Charged for Cashing Fake Check

Ames Woman Arrested for Summer Forgery

An Ames woman was charged with felony forgery for allegedly cashing a fake check in June.

Melissa Batzer, 21, Ames, was charged with forgery, a Class D felony, last week for allegedly cashing a fake check at the Dahl's Foods store, according to criminal complaints at the Ames Police Department.

Batzer allegedly cashed an $856 check written from a company purported to be King Enterprises on June 3 using her driver's license as identification, according to criminal complaints. She then gave some of that money to the man who gave her the fake check.

Forgery is a Class D felony punishable up to five years in prison.

Read more arrests below.

Jan. 17

Melissa Batzer, 21, 1516 Roosevelt Ave., Ames, was charged with forgery at 8:30 p.m.

Jan. 19

Evan Johnson, 23, 303 Stanton Ave., Ames, was charged with public intoxication at 2:15 a.m.

John Petersen, 38, 1511 Carroll Ave., Ames, was charged with operating while intoxication, first offense; and failure to obey a stop or yield sign at 1:36 a.m.

Jan. 20

David Bollig, 41, 5615 West Lincoln Way, Ames, was charged with driving while licensed denied at 12:43 p.m.

Nicholas Fischer, 34, 4708 Steinbeck St., Ames, was charged with failure to obey a stop or yield sign and operating while intoxicated, second offense, at 12:35 a.m.

Kurt Martin, 18, of Story City was charged with operating while intoxicated, first offense at 6:45 p.m.

April Smith, 25, 450 E. Seventh St., Ames, was charged with fifth-degree theft, at 2:04 a.m.

Terry Teng, 25, 2625 Hunt St., Ames, was charged with public intoxication, at 2:15 a.m.

Demante Vaughn, 21, 1534 Indiana Ave., Ames, was charged with public consumption, at 2:19 a.m.