MOULTON, AL—
The Lawrence County Sheriff's Department arrested Amanda Hazen on two counts of forgery after discovering in an investigation that she allegedly forged two signatures on court documents regarding a paternity test results.Over the course of a two-month investigation, sheriffs and agents with the Alabama Bureau of Investigations discovered counterfeit court documents "dealing with a paternity issue." Sheriff Gene Mitchell says the documents held the forged signature of Lawrence County District Judge Angela Terry, as well as a fictitious name listed as the Lawrence County Probate Judge.
According to Mitchell, the documents were sent to Hazen's ex-boyfriend. Mitchell said Hazen confessed to committing the offenses in an attempt to harass her ex-boyfriend.
Hazen was taken to the Lawrence County Jail, from where she has since been released on bond.
