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Three Arkansas players arrested for buying tobacco products with counterfeit money

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Today in “smheadlines”: Arkansas basketball players Anton Beard, Jacorey Williams and Dustin Thomas are suspended indefinitely after being arrested for first-degree forgery. What kind of forgery? They bought tobacco products and other items with counterfeit money:

According to a police report, all three players were identified on surveillance cameras using fake money. Beard and Thomas allegedly bought tobacco products with counterfeit $20 bills while Williams bought other items. Beard also requested that a clerk change fake $50 bills into $100 bills, according to the police report.

Last season, Beard averaged 5.7 points per game while Williams averaged 4.