ST. LOUIS – A Florissant man will appear in court next month for allegedly using movie prop currency to buy goods in the Central West End.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s probable cause statement, the incidents happened on July 28, Aug. 4, and Aug. 5.
Police said Phillip L. Dotson, 54, went to businesses on North Euclid Avenue and used the phony money. The incidents were recorded on surveillance video.
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Dotson was arrested on Aug. 19. Police said Dotson was found in possession of five $100 bills which read “”FOR MOTION PICTURE PURPOSES,” ”THIS IS NOT A LEGAL TENDER,” and ”IN PROP WE TRUST.”…