Courts
Woman accused of altering check
A St. Ignatius woman, who is already facing burglary and bail jumping charges, is now accused of altering a check, worth nearly $4,000, and using her sister’s identity to cash it. Shaylynn Jamie Reid, 24, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on Dec. 3 to felony forgery. According to court records, on Nov. 2, a St. Ignatius man contacted law enforcement to report he had been notified by officials from his bank that a check he wrote to a local business had been cashed by someone else. The check was written in the amount of $3,881.25. An investigation led authorities to question Reid’s sister who indicated Reid had stolen her identity. Investigators interv...
