MSU back charged in Daphne with possessing phony $100 bill

DAPHNE, Ala. - Mississippi State running back Arnil Stallworth has been arrested and charged in his hometown of Daphne, Ala., with a felony count of criminal possession of a forged instrument a phony $100 bill.<br> <br> Daphne Police Lt. Daniel Bell said Stallworth attempted to pass a fake $100 bill at a Checkers restaurant drive-thru on U.S. 98 in Daphne on Wednesday. Bell said the cashier was suspicious of the bill, but was assured it was real.<br> <br> Stallworth was in the vehicle with two others, Bell told The Associated Press on Thursday.<br> <br> When the cashier continued to question them, they drove away, leaving the $100 bill and their food order behind.<br> <br> A police officer arrested Stallworth soon after he left the restaurant. He was taken to the Daphne jail and was to be transferred Thursday to the Baldwin County jail in Bay Minette to await a court hearing. Stallworth&#39;s two companions were not arrested.<br> <br> If convicted, Stallworth could be sentenced from two to 20 years in prison and fined up to $10,000.<br> <br> MSU coach Sylvester Croom told The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss., that he was alerted to Stallworth&#39;s arrest late Wednesday and didn&#39;t know enough details of the arrest to make a statement.<br> <br> ``But I&#39;m not happy about him being in that situation at this point,&#39;&#39; Croom said.<br> <br> Stallworth ran 42 times for 137 yards and a touchdown for MSU last season, his true freshman year. He suffered a sprained knee against Kentucky and didn&#39;t play in the team&#39;s last three games.<br> <br> During his senior season at Daphne, a traditional south Alabama power, Stallworth rushed for 2,018 yards and 21 touchdowns.