Woman pleads to forging clerk's name on jury excuses
May 16—A woman charged with forging a deputy circuit clerk's name on jury excuses is set for sentencing on May 20.
America Gray, 25, of Todd Road in London, entered a guilty plea to one count of second-degree forgery in Laurel Circuit Court on May 2. She was recommended to serve five years in prison, with that sentence being diverted for three years.
Gray was indicted in January when it was discovered that she had forged the name of a Laurel Circuit deputy clerk 86 times between June 1, 2023 and November 24, 2023. The forged signature was on excuses for jury duty from Gray's job.
Gray will now have to pay restitution back to the employer for the time she missed from work but continued to be paid because of jury duty. That amount was not listed on court documents but notations did state that the company would determine the amount.
