A Salina man was arrested after allegedly cashing fraudulent payroll checks from his former employer.

Police Captain Mike Sweeney said 38-year-old James Hay is accused of creating and cashing two payroll checks from the Salina Country Club, 2101 E. Country Club Road.

Hay allegedly cashed a check with a fictious routing number in the amount of $995.23 at MoneyZone, 1819 S. Broadway, on September 16th and a second check in the amount of $602.57 at Pump Mart, 1118 N. 9th, on September 19th.

Sweeney said authorities were notified by the Country Club on September 21st after they discovered the bogus checks.

Hay was arrested on Sunday afternoon and booked into the Saline County Jail.

He now faces charges that include two counts of forgery and two counts of theft, according to Sweeney.