The Washoe County Sheriff's Office says a Reno man was arrested for allegedly altering and cashing forged checks.

Officials said 27-year-old Travis Lapier was charged with three felony counts of obtaining money be false pretenses, with a value between $1,200 and $5,000, uttering fictitious check, forgery and grand larceny with a value between $1,200 and $5,000.

Detectives began investigating the case in March, when a victim reported multiple checks being cashed by a different party than originally intended. Officials said the victim was made aware of the issue when her bills were considered late and her bank identified the payee written on the checks as Travis Lapier.

The victim had left the bill payments in her mailbox for pickup.

Officials said detectives were able to determine the amount of the victim's checks were deposited into Lapier's personal bank account. They said probable cause was established to charge him with several counts.

He was found on Tuesday at a hotel on Market Street.