IC woman accused of forging check stolen from elderly victim

Lang
1/29/23

Allegedly forging a check she stole from an elderly victim has led to an Iowa City woman’s arrest.

35-year-old Catherine Claybon of Cross Park Avenue was booked into the Johnson County Jail at 12:30 Saturday morning. North Liberty Police say Claybon cashed an $800 check at the Hills Bank branch on South Gilbert Street in Iowa City on December 27th. The check was reportedly stolen from an elderly victim, and Claybon allegedly forged the person’s name on the check and made it out to herself.

Claybon is charged with Forgery. If convicted, she faces a maximum of five years in prison.