WESTBURY — A 25-year-old East Garden City man was arrested Sunday evening after allegedly attempting to purchase electronics with counterfeit currency at a Westbury Best Buy store.
Nassau County police said Jourdan C. Clark entered the Best Buy at 1100 Old Country Road at 6:50 p.m. July 6 wearing a multi-colored shirt over his head and glasses.
Clark attempted to purchase AirPods Max and an MBA 13 M4 using counterfeit bills, according to Third Squad detectives.
Officers located Clark and arrested him without incident.
Police said Clark was found in possession of fraudulent money and 7 ounces of a purple liquid substance in a plastic bottle believed to be codeine.
Clark was charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree, grand larceny in the fourth degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree and violating Nassau County’s Mask Transparency Act.
