The sheriff’s department arrested a 40-year-old Smithville man on Sept. 22 and charged him with four counts of forgery. According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, James Mitchell Johnson allegedly passed four forged checks at local businesses earlier this month. Ray said Johnson passed checks at Wilson Bank and Trust for $300 on Sept 11, then at DeKalb Market for $100 and at Save-A-Lot for $125 on Sept 13, then at Walmart for $21.81 on Sept. 14.