A Boone woman has been charged with presenting large worthless checks to an area bank.

60-year-old Betty Hayes Dearmin, of Boone, was charged Monday by the Boone Police Department with three counts of felony obtain property by false pretense.

According to Sergeant Matt Stevens with the Boone P.D., Dearmin is believed to have presented three checks to AF Bank totaling $3,600, knowing the checks were worthless and falsely made.

Dearmin was taken before the Watauga County Magistrate where she was given a $2,000 secured bond and a March 10th court date.