WESTPORT–A Bronx man arrested more than a year ago for allegedly trying to pass a bad check at a Westport bank has been arrested again after an investigation that followed the discovery of more checks and debit/cards in his possession, town police said.

Jorge Fuentes, 37, tried to flee when he was first arrested on Sept. 18, 2024, after Westport police received a call from TD Bank, 185 Main St., about someone trying to cash a check on a “flagged” account, police said. When police caught and charged him with first-degree forgery, third-degree identity theft and more, they found “additional evidence, checks and debit/credit cards, not related to the incident,” police said in a statement.

The discovery of the additional evidence sparked further investigation.

“Through the execution of multiple search warrants for records and digital media, evidence was developed to suggest that Fuentes had been involved in additional incidences of bank/check fraud using personal information of victims that were otherwise unaware,” police said.

Multiple arrest warrants were issued for Fuentes, who also was charged with failure to appear in court on Dec. 19, 2024, state court records show.

On Oct. 29, 2025, Westport police learned that he was being held in the Yaphank Correctional Facility on Long Island. Town police brought him back from the Long Island facility. He was charged with first-degree failure to appear, fifth-degree criminal attempt to commit larceny, third-degree forgery, illegal possession of a personal identification access device and third-degree identity theft.

He was unable to post $130,000 bail, police said. He is next due in Superior Court in Stamford on Jan. 7, 2026.