A James City County man was arrested Wednesday and charged with 17 felonies after police say he stole checks and used them for purchases and cash back at Food Lion.
Patrick Wilson McDaniel, 27, is charged with five counts of forgery, five counts of obtaining money by false pretenses and seven counts of larceny of a check, James City County Police spokeswoman Stephanie Williams said.
Police believe McDaniel stole and passed several checks from a person he knew between May 25 and June 7, Williams said.
The person to whom the checks belonged to is not a relative, she added.
McDaniel allegedly passed the checks at Food Lion grocery stores in Williamsburg and James City County and York counties.
While at Food Lion, McDaniel would allegedly make a small purchase, then receive cash back in various amounts, ranging from $10 to $40, Williams said. Overall, McDaniel allegedly received just over $200 from the stolen checks.
He was arrested Wednesday in James City County and taken to the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail.
McDaniel has previously been charged with more than a dozen counts of larceny, forgery and extortion in Williamsburg-James City County General District Court, online records show.
Williamsburg Police spokesman Maj. Greg Riley said McDaniel had also previously been charged with making threats in June 2012. Court records for Williamsburg-James City County Circuit Court show McDaniel was convicted on six counts of forgery in 2014 and given 30 years in prison with all but two years and nine months suspended.
Online records did not show a court hearing date for the newest charges.
