A man from Morgan County was arrested by the Department of Corrections after escaping from a community release center. Officers searched his property and his vehicle and found approximately $1,700 in counterfeit $100 bills and some illegal drugs according to a Morgan County Sheriff’s press release. It’s a good thing for the residents of Morgan County that this man got caught cause no one wants to end up with a counterfeit $100 bill but unfortunately not all counterfeiters get busted right away so make sure you always have the counterfeit pen with you to avoid getting fake money.

MORGAN COUNTY — Federal charges are pending against a bail absconder after he was found in the Gravois Mills area.

Robert G. Dennick, 55, was arrested early on the morning of March 16. Dennick had a parole warrant issued by the Missouri Department of Corrections after escaping from a community release center.

Officers searched the residence and his vehicle and found approximately $1,700 in counterfeit $100 bills, drug paraphernalia, the prescription painkiller Oxycontin and firearms, according to a Morgan County Sheriff’s Department press release.

A Tec-9 nine millimeter pistol was seized from the residence. Taken from Dennick’s vehicle were a .38 caliber pistol, a sawed-off 16-gauge shotgun and a sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun, the release said.

All weapons were loaded.

Dennick later confessed to making illegal purchases and alterations to the firearms. He also confessed he was involved in the distribution of the counterfeit bills, the release said.

Officers with the sheriff’s department and the Mid-Missouri Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force conducted a joint investigation.

The Springfield, Mo., office of the Secret Service along with the Jefferson City, Mo., office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating the incident with federal charges pending.