On October 8, 2025, the West Hennepin Public Safety Office received a report of check forgery at the Bank of Maple Plain located at 4980 Highway 12, Maple Plain, Hennepin County. The Branch Manager of Maple Plain stated that on August 18, 2025, RONALD CHARLIE WOZNEY, Defendant herein, provided the bank teller with a check with his name and his former wife's name, A. W., on the check. The check was from Elk River Municipal Utilities for the amount of $1,928.19 and was deposited to the Bank of Maple Plain on at 12:08pm by the Defendant.
The check number is 89689. The check had the Defendant's signature and a forged signature from A. W. In surveillance, the Defendant is present in the bank offering the check with a female that is not A. W. Officers made contact with the Defendant who stated that he believed that A. W. Signed the check that he offered to the bank. Officers made contact with A. W. Who reported that she did not sign the check. A. W. Stated that the check was supposed to be signed by her and the amount of the check distributed to them both, however she did not have an opportunity to sign the check, nor did she receive any of the proceeds of the check.
The Defendant has a prior case where A. W. Is the Victim of in case file 71-CR-21-1211. The DANCO in that case expired 12 days prior to this incident. The Defendant is currently out of custody.
