Speeder found with fake bills also on probation for forgery

A Prescott man pulled over for speeding on Monday also faces counterfeiting charges after officers found he was carrying two fake $100 bills, police said.

Daniel Hinton was driving 23 mph over the posted speed limit of 25 mph in the 400 block W. Gurley Street, investigators said.

Officers said he was driving on a suspended license. Hinton was arrested and taken to the Prescott Police Department for processing.

While being searched, officers said they found he was carrying the counterfeit bills.

Hinton is currently on probation for forgery. He was taken to the Camp Verde Jail where he is being held on a $20,000 bond until his May 19 court hearing.

A passenger, identified as Derek Rotsteen, 24, of Prescott, was in Hinton's vehicle at the time of the stop and was cited and released for possessing an open container of alcohol, police said.