Walleye Tournament Cheaters Get Caught AGAIN
A Hermitage man accused of cheating in a walleye fishing tournament by putting weights in fish is facing more legal difficulties, this time involving passing fake currency in a bowling alley.
Both Chase Elliott Cominsky, 36, and Kayden Cominsky, 18, of 840 N. Keel Ridge Road, Hermitage, were charged with conspiracy to commit forgery and related charges after employees reported passing false $100 bills in Ten Pin Alley, 3825 E. State St., Hermitage.
In a criminal complaint filed with District Judge Mary Ann Odem, Farrell, Kayden was charged with forgery, trademark counterfeiting, and theft by deception.
Kayden passed a $100 bill with “For Motion Picture Purposes Only,” “Not Legal Tender,” and several other writings on it, showing the bill was fictitious. Kayden was given $44 in change for $56 worth of services.
The counterfeit money is produced legally for use as props and commonly referred to as “movie money.” The images are a little different from real bills, and markings and text identify it as counterfeit.
Kayden, a high school senior, told police that he gave one of his friends $100 to pay for bowling and then paid with another $100 bill when time ran out.
The bills were received by Kayden a couple of weeks ago when he sold his PlayStation to someone in Akron, Ohio. He denied knowing they were fraudulent.
It was reported to police that Kayden told his dad the $100 bill was fake and that he gave it to him. Police also found text messages between the father and son discussing how “it worked” with the $100 bill.
According to Jefferson Township police, Chase harassed a woman through text messages and hazardous driving in October.
A criminal complaint alleges the woman received a harassing text message from Chase just before 1 p.m. on Oct. 17 while she was driving to her Jefferson Township home. Chase began following the woman shortly after the text message, sometimes dangerously close to her vehicle at times, according to the woman.
The woman stayed in her vehicle until police arrived after Chase tried to speak with her at her home and asked her to get out.
The woman continued to receive harassing text messages from Cominsky, police said.
Charges filed on Monday are Chase’s latest legal hiccup.
Chase and Jacob Runyan, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, pleaded not guilty to cheating, attempted grand theft, and other charges in October.
During the Lake Erie Walleye Trail fishing tournament on Sept. 30, Cominsky and Runyan, who were fishing partners, are accused of improperly placing weights and fish fillets in their fish.
In October, authorities from Ohio and Pennsylvania seized Cominsky’s fishing boat in Hermitage. Runyan was charged with domestic violence and unlawful restraint earlier in the year.
Davis scheduled Cominsky’s preliminary hearing for May 22 and released him on unsecured bond.
The latest case has not yet been scheduled for a preliminary hearing. But as of now the angler seems to be facing more legal difficulties and challenges ahead.
Until proven or adjudicated guilty, all suspects should be considered innocent.
Sources: Theherold
