A call to Clarinda Police Wednesday afternoon from a local bank, resulted in the arrest of a man on forgery, theft and drug charges. Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports Officers responded to the unidentified bank, where 21-year old Jason Lee Sarabia, Jr., of Braddyville, had allegedly had presented a forged check in an attempt to obtain cash. Officers arrested Sarabia Jr. on felony forgery and felony theft charges, along with a misdemeanor possession of marijuana charge.

Sarabia was taken into custody without incident and was being held in the Page County on $11,000 bail. Additional charges against are anticipated pending the completion of the investigation into the incident. Reports concerning the incident have been submitted to the office of Page County Attorney Carl M. Sonksen for review regarding the filing of formal charges.