Dallas County Circuit Judge Jack Meigs revoked the probation Wednesday of a Tyler man charged with two counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument and ordered him to serve the balance of his 180-month sentence on each count.

The ruling came after Darryl Murphy, who was arrested in 2010 after he attempted to cash-out two counterfeit checks totaling $1,760.55, had picked up another criminal possession of a forged instrument charge in Montgomery.

“We are going to keep shipping off criminals to prison who try to rip off Dallas County businesses,” District Attorney Michael Jackson said.

In October 2010, Murphy reportedly presented two counterfeit checks, made payable to himself, at a Dallas County business. The store’s employee allegedly verified Murphy’s driver’s license and wrote the information on the back of the check.

Roughly two weeks later, the business was notified the checks were being returned and marked “Unable to locate account,” a report said. When another report was filed, law enforcement officials interviewed a witness who said it appeared the checks were computer generated.

 

Jackson elected to ADAA

The district attorneys of Alabama have elected District Attorney Michael Jackson, who represents Bibb, Dallas, Hale, Perry and Wilcox counties, as member-at-large of the Alabama District Attorney’s Association for the 2012-2013 term.

Jackson has previously served on the ADAA executive committee and “has worked tirelessly to promote the interest of prosecutors, victims and citizens of the state of Alabama,” according to an ADAA press release.

The ADAA, through the executive committee, formulates policies and guidelines for the state’s district attorneys to accomplish its mission, which is to provide quality training and programs, services and opportunities essential to the success of prosecution, the release said.

Elections were held in June at the association’s annual summer meeting. In addition to Jackson, 10 other district attorneys from across the state were elected.