Official charges filed against Casey Anthony
Last Edited: Thursday, 11 Sep 2008, 12:11 PM EDT
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- The State Attorney's Office has officially filed charges against 22-year-old Casey Anthony, mother of missng 3-year-old Caylee Anthony.
Casey now has 10 charges filed against her, including grand theft, three charges of fraudulent use of personal identification, three counts of forgery of a check and three charges for uttering a forged check.
The charges stem from Casey's friend, Amy Huizenga, reporting to police that Casey stole checks and money from her in July.
The State Attorney's Office said that these are just formal charges and that Casey already bonded out on these alleged crimes. No arrest will be made.
However, FOX 35's Shannon Butler was told by the Orange County Sheriff's Office that more charges - separate from those officially filed Thursday - could come down as early as today against Casey.
Those charges would be similar to those she is already charged with.
Jose Baez, Casey's defense attorney , spoke with FOX 35's Shannon Butler off-camera Thursday and he said he expects more charges will be filed.
He has asked that the sheriff's office allow him to turn Casey in to authorities to avoid anymore activity outside her home.
Baez said the sheriffs office told him they will allow him to take Casey to the jail, but he says he is not sure they will hold up to that.
Casey Anthony is currently speaking with her attorney. She will remain there until just before 4:00 p.m. unless she is arrested before then. Baez says he is ready to bail her out again and said he could have it done in 24 hours.
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