An attorney representing Cass County Health System CEO Todd Hudspeth, Thursday, filed a plea of not guilty for Hudspeth, in connection with an alleged felony forgery incident. The Attorney from the F. Montgomery Brown law firm also waived a preliminary hearing in the case.

CCHS CEO Todd Hudspeth

Online court record show Storm Lake Police arrested Hudspeth last week on a charge of Forgery, after he allegedly presented a $10,000 check with a forged signature at Storm Lake MetaBank. Hudspeth has said the check was deposited into a checking account to pay for his son’s college expenses.

In a statement released last week by Hudspeth, he acknowledged he had made a poor decision in endorsing a disbursement check that included his name, and that of his ex-wife. Hudspeth admitted that he took “A foolish shortcut to expedite” the process of transferring funds for his son’s expenses.