4 Arrested in Canton Counterfeit Bust

Four Canton men were arrested Wednesday in connection with a counterfeit investigation. The arrests come as follow-up investigation to a June 2 bust of a Woodstock apartment where counterfeit driver's licenses, social security cards and resident alien cards were found.

The FBI, the Cherokee County Safe Streets Task and the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division executed a search warrant at a residence on Alexander Street in Canton Wednesday moing.

Four arrests were made at the Canton location where investigators believe the suspects were part of the same counterfeiting organization from Woodstock. Computers, printers, $400 in cash and counterfeit documents were taken from the home. Also located at the address were letters from the Social Security Administration mailed to the Alexander Street address that indicates some of the numbers on the counterfeit cards belong to actual US citizens.

Twenty-three-year-old Virginio Josue Jeronimo-Mejia, 34-year-old Edilzar David Jeronimo-Diaz, 32-year-old Marcos Juan Baltazar-Pedro and 32-year-old Sebastian Simon-Manuel were all arrested. All four suspects resided at the Canton address and were charged multiple counts of Forgery in the 2nd Degree.

Diaz received an additional charge of Driving without a License.

All four suspects remain in custody at the Cherokee Adult Detention Center.