Reportedly homeless trespasser arrested after fake money found
A reportedly homeless man initially being investigated for trespassing Thursday was soon facing felony and misdemeanor charges after fake $100 bills, drug paraphernalia and other suspicious items were allegedly found in his possession.
Brayden Quinn Stanley, 26, who lists “city streets” as his address, was taken into custody shortly before 5:30 p.m. and charged with a felony count of first-degree forgery, punishable by up to 20 years in prison, and misdemeanor counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of instruments of crime.
Stanley, who also had a failure to appear warrant stemming from a Feb. 3 arrest for criminal trespassing, was initially being held on an $8,000 bond. He appeared Friday in Garland County District Court and pleaded not guilty to the charges and his bond was reduced to $4,500 with a felony review hearing set for May 17. He remained in custody as of Monday.
According to the probable cause affidavit, shortly after 5 p.m., Hot Springs police Officer 1st Class Bryan Rosburg responded to the 600 block of South Street regarding people allegedly trespassing inside a shed on the “burned-out property.”
Rosburg and other officers reportedly saw a man, later identified as Stanley, standing “on the threshold” of the shed, who then walked inside and remained there for a few minutes.
Stanley emerged from the shed wearing a backpack and officers made contact with him. A computer check showed he had the failure to appear warrant so he was taken into custody and asked to sit on the ground while the officers checked the shed.
Inside the shed, Rosburg noted there was a burned sofa and reportedly found a camouflage “conceal carry holster” behind it along with a glass pipe with burn marks, a black ski mask and a .22-caliber handgun.
Inside the backpack, officers allegedly found .22-caliber bullets, a Dremel tool with multiple cutting heads, a pair of bolt cutters, gloves, dark clothing, wire cutters and another glass pipe. In one of the pockets, officers allegedly found a small black book containing addresses, gate codes, house alarm codes, and “where individuals keep valuable items.”
Inside Stanley’s wallet, Rosburg allegedly found two $100 bills that had “This is not legal tender,” and “For motion picture purposes” only. He noted both bills had the same serial number and they were located in the part of the wallet where one would normally “keep legal tender.”