The U.S Attorney’s
Office in Muskogee announced Friday that a Georgia man, arrested by an Oklahoma
Highway Patrol trooper on Interstate 40 in Sequoyah County in October, has plead
guilty to possession of counterfeit securities, a crime punishable by not more
than 10 years in prison, a fine up to $250,000 or both. The charges against
Tory Derrel Larkins, 30, of Lithia, Ga., resulted from an investigation by the
OHP and the U.S Secret Service.
The Indictment
alleges that on Oct. 9, Larkins possessed counterfeit securities - counterfeit
checks purported to be genuine checks of MTW Creations LLC, drawn on an account
at Bank of America. According to the OHP report, Larkins was driving east on
I-40, and was clocked at 78 miles per hour in a 70 miles per hour speed zone. He
was stopped by the OHP trooper at the 299 eastbound marker. The trooper noticed
Larkins was nervous, his hands were shaking uncontrollably and his stomach was
quivering. Larkins gave the trooper several stories about his travels while
seated in the OHP car, then reached into a pocket and pulled out some gift
cards and told the trooper they were gift cards. When the trooper asked to see
the cards, Larkins stuck them back into his pocket and refused to hand them
over, even after several requests to do so. He also would not remove his hand
from his pocket, suggesting to the trooper that he may have been searching for
a weapon. When the trooper demanded Larkins remove his hand from his pocket, Larkins
refused, according to the report. The trooper physically removed Larkins from
the patrol car and told him he was under arrest. According to the report,
Larkins refused to comply and continued to struggle with the trooper on the
ground. Larkins made several attempts to pull away, and would not comply with
the trooper’s commands. At about that time a second trooper arrived to assist,
and Larkins was taken into custody. The investigation revealed Larkins was
allegedly driving without a valid license, was driving a third-party expired
rental vehicle, had several computers and printers, along with over 60 alleged
counterfeit checks, some of which had been denied and some of which were used
to purchase the gift cards.
U.S. Judge Kimberly
E. West accepted Larkins’ guilty plea and ordered the completion of a
presentence report. Sentencing will be scheduled following its completion.
The defendant will remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshal Service pending
sentencing. Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Wilson represented the United
States in the case.
Sally Maxwell, Senior News Director
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