Traffic stops leads to man, woman’s arrest for forgery, drug possession in Marshall

MARSHALL, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) – The Marshall Police Department arrested two people suspected of multiple felonies, including forgery and drug possession.

MPD said they stopped a vehicle on the afternoon of Tuesday, February 25, near E. Grand Avenue and Bolivar Street.

A male and female, identified as Amber Nicole Wage, 36, and Lamarcus Bernard Clayborn, 43. Officers found a debit card and a check inside the vehicle in names other than Wage’s. One of the fraudulent checks was written to Clayborn.

Wage was also found to have a white substance in her possession that tested positive for methamphetamine, according to police.

Clayborn faces forgery of a financial instrument, no driver’s license, and no insurance. Wage faces possession of a controlled substance and forger of a financial instrument. Both were booked into the Harrison County Jail.

MPD said these arrests resulted from proactive policing, stating, “Routine traffic stops often lead to the discovery of additional criminal activity.”

Police advise residents to avoid fraud by securing personal checks, monitoring bank statements regularly, and using electronic payments whenever possible. They also recommend not leaving blank spaces on a check, avoiding mailing checks from unsecured locations such as home mailboxes, and reporting suspicious bank activity to your financial institution.