By Jimmy Hyams
Former Tennessee quarterback Sterling Henton as charged July 3 with criminal simulation for depositing a check worth more than $95,000.
Henton deposited the check June 13 at Y-12 Federal Credit Union in Clinton , according to the arrest warrant.
“I unknowingly deposited a bad check,’’ Henton told WNML radio Thursday afternoon. “No funds were taken. I just have to trust the process right now.’’
Henton’s court date is set for July 26.
The arrest warrant says the check – valued at $95,140 — came from Coda Ventures LLC, a market research firm in Nashville. Marianne Grogan, president and co-founder of Coda Ventures, told police the check was counterfeit and not from her business.
Rhett Carter, an investigative officer, said in the report that Henton admitted to depositing the check and was aware it wasn’t written for the correct amount.
Henton was booked and released July 17. His bond was set at $5,000.
Henton played quarterback for Tennessee from 1987-90. He has been a popular disc jockey at UT football games for the past several years.
A native of Passiac, N.J., Henton lives in Knoxville.
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