A former Brooklyn basketball star was arrested Monday in Jersey City after police say they caught him with counterfeit dollar bills, stolen and fraudulent credit cards, and a forged driver's license.
Thaddeus Hall, 23, who starred at Thomas Jefferson High School in the East New York section of Brooklyn, was charged with forgery, theft of identity, and other offenses after he was arrested around 5:30 p.m. at the Grove Street PATH station.
The investigation began when police spotted Hall enter the station without paying and stopped to question him, Port Authority police spokesman Joe Pentangelo said.
They soon found that he was carrying 22 counterfeit $100 bills, a stolen bank card, a fraudulent credit card, a stolen credit card, and a forged North Carolina driver's license in someone else's name, Pentangelo said.
He was additionally charged with credit card theft, possession of forged documents, and theft of service.
Hall's arrest comes five years after leading Jefferson to its first Brooklyn AA and Brooklyn borough titles. He also helped the team reach New York City's Public Schools Athletic League Class AA final.
The talented 6-foot-5 wing man garnered interest from several Division I programs and committed to South Carolina in 2012, choosing the Southeastern Conference school over St. John's, Hofstra and Maryland, The New York Post reported at the time.
But Hall struggled academically at times during high school and lived in a homeless shelter for two years, according to media reports.
In 2014, The New York Times reported that he landed at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Mississippi after failing as a high school senior to meet the NCAA's requirements needed to play at South Carolina. He helped lead Jones to a NJCAA Division I national championship that season and enrolled at the University of Tennessee at Martin the next year, although it's unclear if he played basketball there.
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