SUMTER COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – Three individuals were arrested on Wednesday for trying to pass off fake U.S. currency at multiple fast-food locations in the Bushnell area of Sumter County.
According to a report by the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, the SCSO received a call on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, about three individuals attempting to pay for food with a counterfeit bill at a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Bushnell. When an employee questioned the authenticity of the money, the driver of the vehicle sped off.
The employee provided a description of the vehicle and its three occupants, and deputies located them traveling southbound on I-75. A search of the vehicle turned up “prop currency,” which represented U.S. currency but bore the disclaimer “For Motion Picture Purposes.”
Further investigation revealed the trio had either passed or attempted to pass counterfeit currency at multiple fast-food locations in the Bushnell area, including Wendy’s, Burger King and McDonald’s.
The driver of the vehicle, 19-year-old Deiyuon Dewayde-Lavaugh Brown, was arrested and charged with four counts of Uttering a False Instrument and four counts of Petit Theft. The other two passengers, 19-year-old Ja’shon Keyon Frazier and 20-year-old Kog Sucess Currie, were both arrested as well and charged with four counts of Criminal Attempt/Solicitation/Conspiracy and Petit Theft.