{"id":377510,"date":"2026-08-21T14:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/377510\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T14:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:22:11","slug":"2-arrested-after-fake-100-bill-used-at-psl-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/377510\/","title":{"rendered":"2 arrested after fake $100 bill used at PSL restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two Fort Pierce women arrested after using counterfeit $100 bill at Port St. Lucie restaurant<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787322130_817_author_avatar.png\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"Vanessa Laurent\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"0\">Two Fort Pierce women were arrested after deputies said a counterfeit $100 bill was used to pay for food and drinks at a Port St. Lucie restaurant earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"1\">Stay up to date: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"2\">According to the St. Lucie County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, three women went to the St. Lucie Draft House on Aug. 8 and ordered food and drinks. When it was time to pay, investigators said one of the women handed an employee a fake $100 bill that had the words &#8220;FOR MOTION PICTURE PURPOSES&#8221; printed on it.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"3\">Deputies said the women left the restaurant in a dark blue Dodge Charger. Patrol deputies later located the vehicle, and detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division assisted in the case.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"5\">The investigation led to the arrest of Kamri Ashanti Reese, 24, of Fort Pierce. She faces charges of larceny, possession of a forged bank bill or note, and uttering a false bank bill, according to the sheriff&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2bced66d-12f1-4ba7-85dd-df2f10755406.jpg\" alt=\"Image no longer available\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" draggable=\"true\" class=\"css-fphibt\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Two Fort Pierce women arrested after using counterfeit $100 bill at Port St. Lucie restaurant<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2bced66d-12f1-4ba7-85dd-df2f10755406.jpg\" alt=\"Image no longer available\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-hr9vxw\"\/><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4c2a34a5-5f41-41df-ba99-d68f7f21924b.jpg\" alt=\"Image no longer available\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" draggable=\"true\" class=\"css-fphibt\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Two Fort Pierce women arrested after using counterfeit $100 bill at Port St. Lucie restaurant<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4c2a34a5-5f41-41df-ba99-d68f7f21924b.jpg\" alt=\"Image no longer available\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-hr9vxw\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"8\">Investigators also arrested Kayla Reese, 25, of Fort Pierce, on a charge of possession of oxycodone without a prescription.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"9\">The sheriff&#8217;s office said both women are being held at the St. Lucie County Jail. <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"10\">Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/article\/get-wpbf-25-news-on-the-go\/999316\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two Fort Pierce women arrested after using counterfeit $100 bill at Port St. Lucie restaurant PORT ST. 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