LINCOLNTON, NC (WBTV) - A woman from Catawba County is behind bars charged with the theft of equestrian equipment and forging checks.

Kellie Ann Linker, 48, 7208 Sherrills Ford Road, Sherrills Ford was arrested Wednesday and charged with three felony counts of uttering a forged instrument, two felony counts of obtaining property by false pretenses, and one felony count of larceny. 

According to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Linker is accused of removing the blank checks, credit cards and other bank cards from a residence on North Ingleside Farm Road. 

Three of the checks were cashed at Fifth-Third Bank in Lincolnton for about $600. The checks were reported missing on December 18, 2010, but were cashed on December 7, 2010 and December 10, 2010.

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