Ernesto Munoz, 42, of Springville, is being tried on nine counts, including theft by receiving stolen property, and Darryl Ashby, 54, of Fulton, Mississippi, is being tried on 18 counts, including forgery, in the 4th District Court in Provo.

According to court documents, Springville police received a report on March 24 from an alleged victim who accused Ashby of stealing two blank checks, a copy of her birth certificate and a watch from her purse.

Police served a search warrant and found a washed check, stolen ID card, several checks belonging to other persons, a financial transaction card not belonging to Ashby, printers used to print forged documents and chemicals used to wash checks, court documents said.

Officers also accused Ashby of opening an account at Zions Bank in Springville under a false name and placing a washed check worth $373.45 in the night deposit box.

On March 25, Springville police served a search warrant against Munoz, per the documents, and found him on the top of his bunk bed in his apartment. They reportedly located two washed checks and several pieces of stolen mail, with one containing a $48,450 check, in his apartment. Police later found four financial transaction cards and an ID card not belonging to Munoz in a search at the Utah County Jail, the report read.

Ashby and Munoz were arrested on counts of felony forgery, possession of forged writing devices and possession of another’s identifying documents, Springville police said.

Munoz is being held without bail, per court documents, while Ashby’s bail is not listed.