ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) - State agents say a former Anderson County deputy has been arrested after he used his police credentials and forged documents to buy a truck.
The State Law Enforcement Division said in a news release that 30-year-old Jake Pelfrey was arrested Monday and charged with forgery, perjury and misconduct in office.
Authorities say Pelfrey used his police credentials to access state records and buy a 1999 pickup, then forged documents to make the $2,500 sale appear to have been $700.
Agents say a second man involved in the scheme, 34-year-old Larry Myers, was arrested because he falsely reported the truck stolen after selling it to Pelfrey with a lien.
Pelfrey resigned as a deputy Sunday.
It wasn’t known if Pelfrey or Myers had attorneys.
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