HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 26-year-old man made a first appearance before a judge Wednesday on five counts of making false writing and theft.

Romero Lucio Jr. was arrested on the charges stemming from reports of phony $50 bills being passed at a number of local businesses last month. Officials at Walmart were able to provide police with a picture of the suspect and also a tag number of the vehicle he was in.

That led to the Lucio residence where police allegedly found the printer used as well as some printed phony money on a sheet of paper that hadn’t been cut yet. That was allegedly lying on his bed.

Lucio is jailed on a $9,000 bond and he’ll be back in court next week to see what charges the state will file against him.