Man pleads not guilty to passing bogus bills

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A 33-year-old man arrested on counterfeiting charges in Biloxi has pleaded not guilty to passing bogus money.

The Sun Herald reports (https://bit.ly/1hkdZty ) William Oliver Coleman Sr. is set for trial on a federal court calendar that starts April 7.

He has been in custody since his Aug. 3 arrest by Biloxi police on counterfeiting charges. Records show he also was wanted on a fugitive warrant on a felony drug charge in Mobile County.

A federal grand jury indicted him on two counterfeiting charges in January.

Coleman allegedly was passing counterfeit $10, $20, $50 and $100 bills in Biloxi the day of his arrest.

It was unclear whether he has an attorney.

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Information from: The Sun Herald, https://www.sunherald.com