PANAMA CITY BEACH — Police have arrested a trio that includes two cross-dressing siblings on charges of attempting to pass thousands of dollars in fake checks at a Wal-Mart, according to a Panama City Beach Police press release.
Ricky Bernard Ingram, 56; Anthony “Ja” Williams Huff, 31; and Kenneth Ray Benjamin Huff, 29, were arrested Thursday after staff of the Wal-Mart on Front Beach Road suspected the three were cutting curious checks.
But the checks were not the only deception; two of the three Atlanta men were dressed as women.
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According to PCBPD reports, police were called to the Wal-Mart at about 1:45 p.m. Thursday to reports of people passing counterfeit checks. Officers found Ingram and were told by Wal-Mart’s loss prevention officers he passed a counterfeit check in the store, police said.
What he was attempting to purchase was left unclear, but police placed him under arrest and found three counterfeit checks totaling $1,274.59, PCPD reported.
An investigation led officers to Anthony Huff and Kenneth Huff, who also passed counterfeit checks in the store, police said.
Ingram, Kenneth and Anthony were charged with one count of uttering a counterfeit check each and were taken to the Bay County Jail.
PCBPD Chief Drew Whitman said it is unlikely the two will be placed in women’s lockup.
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“We book them in as men unless they’ve undergone surgery,” Whitman said. “Then it’s up to the jail where they’re placed.”
The investigation is ongoing, PCPBD reported, and additional charges are expected.