Brandi Robinson

An Athens couple found with drugs, forged checks and counterfeit cash at a local motel are now facing additional forged check charges, records show.

Randy Gene Kyle, 28, and Brandi Renee Robinson, 34, both of 22707 Piney Chapel Road, were each charged Tuesday with four additional counts of first-degree possession of a forged instrument, records show.

Limestone County sheriff’s investigators first arrested the two Dec. 1.

At the time, Kyle was charged with two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, five counts first-degree possession of a forged instrument, possession of a forgery device, trafficking in stolen identities, possession of a controlled substance, using a false identity to obstruct justice and possession of a concealed weapon without a permit.

His bail was initially set at $20,250 but is now set at $40,250.

Robinson was initially charged with possession of a concealed weapon without a permit, two counts possession of drug paraphernalia, trafficking in stolen identities, first-degree possession of a forged instrument and possession of a forgery device.

Her bail was initially set at $6,000 but is now set at $26,000.

The case

Investigators had conducted surveillance at the Country Hearth motel on Dec. 1 before serving a search warrant, said Deputy Stephen Young, public information officer for the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office. Tips about drug and forgery activity prompted the investigation, he said.

Investigators stopped Kyle’s and Robinson’s Ford Expedition on U.S. 72 West and searched it, seizing five Xanax bars, syringes, a handgun, computer, printer and multiple forged checks, Young said. Inside their motel room, investigators found second computer and printer used as forgery devices; multiple sheets of paper used to print counterfeit money; sheets containing multiple identities; forged checks; paperwork to multiple prepaid debit cards; account numbers for multiple individuals; a forged ID; other counterfeiting items; and drug paraphernalia.

While Kyle was being booked into the Limestone County Jail, a jailer found several counterfeit $100 and $50 bills, Young said.

Both Kyle and Robinson remained jailed Wednesday.