WINONA, Minn. – A Winona man walked up to a bank teller, showed his ID, and presented a $968 check made out to himself as if it were legit. The teller, at Winona Financial downtown, recognized the fraud right away. The man skadoodled. Police thought they recognized the crook from bank surveillance video. Fast-forward a few hours: Officers stopped a car in the 550 block of Lafayette. Street Arrested was Eddie Lee Stinson, 33, of Winona. He was booked for filling out a stolen check to himself. Where’s the $968 check? The teller didn’t give it back.
Stinson. The issue: HIs check dishonored.