A Lafayette man is behind bars for allegedly attempted to cash a fake check with a Eunice business's name on it.
Police say Marco France went to a check-cashing business in the 1300 block of the Southeast Evangeline Thruway and tried to cash a check supposedly made out by Riceland Crawfish, Inc. The teller contacted the business to verify employment and found out the check was a counterfeit.
France is charged with two counts of monetary instrument abuse and one count of attempted theft. The case remains under investigation.