Trio Wanted For Depositing Bogus School Board Check For Nearly $29K: Flemington Police

Three suspects are wanted by Flemington Police after allegedly altering and depositing a fraudulent school board check for nearly $29,000.

Jabria Jones, 23, of Willingboro, Tynell Mantez, 27, of Camden, and Kadaiyah Stevens-Whitehurst, 23. of Ladson, SC
Photo Credit: *Flemington Borough Police via Facebook*

Valerie Musson

10/20/2022 1:49 p.m.

The investigation began Friday, Sept. 9, when officers received a report involving a fraudulent check from the Flemington Raritan School Board, police said in a release on Thursday, Oct. 20.

The following month resulted in the issuing of warrants for the arrests of Jabria Jones, 23, Tynell Mantez, 27, and Kadaiyah Stevens-Whitehurst, 23.

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Investigators found that a check sent in the mail from the Flemington Raritan School Board had been stolen, altered, and deposited into two separate bank accounts for a total loss of $28,700, according to police.

All three suspects have been entered as wanted persons. Jones, of Willingboro, and Stevens-Whitehurst, of Ladson, SC, are charged with theft and receiving stolen property, police said.

Meanwhile, Mantez, of Camden, was charged with receiving stolen property and uttering a forged document.

Anyone with information about the suspects’ locations is asked to contact the Flemington Borough Police Department at (908) 782-6462.

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