Dinner, drinks and a counterfeit bill lead to the arrests of 2 women on fraud and drug charges

(Funny money clearly marked “FOR MOTION PICTURE PURPOSES”)

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fl. – What started as a night out for three women at a Port St. Lucie restaurant ended with their arrests—and a $100 bill that belonged more in a movie prop department than a cash register.

According to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, the women visited the St. Lucie Draft House on August 8, 2026, ordering food and drinks before it was time to settle the bill.

That’s when one of the women allegedly produced a counterfeit $100 bill. The bill apparently wasn’t trying very hard to hide its true identity: Printed across it were the words “FOR MOTION PICTURE PURPOSES.”

Apparently, this was one dinner where Hollywood fantasy collided with real-world law enforcement.

The three women reportedly left the restaurant in a dark blue Dodge Charger. Deputies with the Patrol Operations Bureau later located the vehicle, and detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division joined the investigation.

Two women were ultimately arrested.

• Kamri Ashanti Reese, 24, of Fort Pierce, was arrested on charges of larceny, possession of a forged bank bill/note, and fraud—uttering a false bank bill.
• Kayla Reese, 25, of Fort Pierce, was arrested on a charge of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription involving oxycodone.

Both women were being held at the St. Lucie County Jail, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff’s Office offered perhaps the simplest financial advice of the evening: If your $100 bill announces that it is “FOR MOTION PICTURE PURPOSES,” it probably isn’t the bill you want to use to pay for dinner.

In other words, when your money looks like a movie prop, don’t expect the restaurant—or the police—to give it a five-star review.

The Sheriff’s Office went on to remind us that: All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The charges referenced are allegations and do not constitute evidence of guilt.

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(Source and images:  St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office)

Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today
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