A North Carolina woman who pretended to be a lawyer at the Towns County Detention Center in April was arrested earlier this month, officials said.
Melissa Sue Arrendale, 46, of Hayesville, North Carolina, had been under investigation for months, the Towns County Sheriff’s Office said.
Towns County is about 100 miles northeast of Atlanta.
Arrendale was arrested and booked into the Towns County Detention Center on June 13, but subsequently released on bond.
She is facing felony charges of forgery, making false statements and writings, and one count of practicing law without a license.
The case will be forwarded to the Towns County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
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