Georgia defensive back Latavious Brini believes his arrest over a felony forgery charge stems from a case of mistaken identity, according to his attorney Mark Wiggins.
Brini, who was arrested on Dec. 12, has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. He was accused of using a fake $100 bill at Pet Supplies Plus on Alps Rd. in Athens to retrieve $92 in change while opening a rewards card under a different name during the summer. Brini, through his attorney, claims he never did this.
The incident in question took place on July 14. After Pet Supplies Plus tried to deposit the counterfeit currency, the bank the store uses rejected it.