Sugahill Fashions manager arrested in counterfeit bust

by Della Batts
The Daily Herald Staff Writer
Published/Last Modified on Friday, November 27, 2009 11:50 AM EST

ROANOKE RAPIDS — More than $5,000 in counterfeit shoes were seized from Sugahill Fashions Inc. Wednesday and store Manager Antonio Frederico Porch was arrested, charged with criminal use of a counterfeit trademark.




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Halifax County Sheriff’s Office Agent Anzell Harris said he received information Sugahill was allegedly selling counterfeit merchandise. The department conducted a near month-long investigation leading to Wednesday’s seizure and arrest.

Lt. Chuck Hasty, of the Narcotics Unit, said agents seized more than 50 pairs of counterfeit shoes and boots from the store with a retail value of more than $5,000.

Police said Sugahill was selling allegedly counterfeit Nike Air Force I, Timberland Boots, Jordans and Nike Goadome just to name a few.

Hasty said the lack of quality in the counterfeit merchandise was easily detected, “It’s another case of consumer beware.”

Porch was placed in the Halifax County Detention Center under a $12,000 bond. His court date is Feb 3, 2010.

Porch returned to the store after posting bond, he told The Daily Herald the store will continue to operate normal business hours and would give no other comment.

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Comments

    are you serious wrote on Dec 7, 2009 7:38 PM:

    " People go in there knowing that the shoes are not real. And they still buy them obviously they dont care. I'm very satisfied everytime i go in there. People just need to learn to live with things. I think its name needs to be cleared! "

    not a leo wrote on Dec 7, 2009 4:59 PM:

    " i think most of the people who post here are cops.

    just saying. "

    targeted wrote on Dec 6, 2009 5:16 PM:

    " Who cares if it is being targetted? Obvoiusly they are doing something illegal and continue to do so. Targetted or not, they should learn to live by the laws of the land. "

    Charlie wrote on Dec 5, 2009 1:17 AM:

    " Maybe if someone would inform the police of the other businesses doing the same thing they would be arrested. The police had information concerning the illegal sales and they acted on it as they should have. "

    Wow wrote on Nov 28, 2009 7:52 PM:

    " This local Business seems to stay in the news. Is it being targeted. I'm quite confident that this store isnt the only one in the area that is selling Counterfeit products. It just seems odd that this one is being targeted. "

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