State Attorney - Carthage Nell Southerland: I received an $11,500 bad check from Chris Chauncey for services I provided for a community event. Several other businesses were not paid for their services. The winners of the marathon were not paid the advertised $5,000. Yet the States Attorney refuses to charge him with anything. The States attorney would rather see its local business suffer. They would rather let a man from 7 hrs away come in and cheat people out of approx $36,000 total. Dont be confused. Writing a bad check for this amount is supposed to be a felony, but not in this county. This States Attorney says its okay. Advertising money to winners and not paying is fraud, but not in this county. This States Attorney says its okay. This States Attorney decides what the laws are. Expecting justice here is a joke.
