DALLAS, Ore. — A Salem man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after admitting to forging and attempting to cash fraudulent checks at a West Salem credit union, according to the Polk County District Attorney’s Office.
Jared Wesley Garlock, 42, was sentenced in Polk County Circuit Court to 45 months (3 years, 9 months) in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of First-Degree Forgery and one count of First-Degree Theft.
Circuit Judge Monte S. Campbell imposed the sentence, which also includes 12 months of post-prison supervision following Garlock’s release from custody.
The charges stem from a series of incidents involving forged checks that Garlock attempted to deposit at the Oregon State Federal Credit Union in West Salem. In one of the cases, a credit union employee recognized the fraudulent activity and alerted Salem police while Garlock was attempting to deposit another forged check.
Officers responded and apprehended Garlock as he drove away from the credit union.
Prosecutors said Garlock has an extensive criminal history in Oregon spanning more than two decades.
The sentence concludes the Polk County case involving the forged check scheme and related theft offenses.
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