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A Central College student accused of passing counterfeit money at Tulip Time faces more felony charges related to drugs. Skylar Carlson, 20, was arrested on a warrant and charged with a controlled substance violation, a class C felony, failure to affix drug tax stamp, a class D felony, and two counts of possession of a controlled substance, first offense. According to court records, a search and seizure warrant was performed at a Central College dorm room, in which Carlson was the only resident. Police say they found nine grams of a crystal powdery substance that field tested positive for Ecstasy, a jar of psilocybin mushrooms weighing five grams, one amphetamine pill, multiple items of paraphernalia, and cash in a safe. Last week, Carlson pled not guilty to charges of money laundering, a class C felony, forgery, a class D felony, and 4th degree theft, relating to a Tulip Time arrest. The Pella Police Department received several reports of an individual passing counterfeit $20 bills to Tulip Time vendors, and they say a prompt investigation allowed officers to develop a description of the male suspect, which was shared with vendors. A West Market Park vendor observed Carlson passing a counterfeit $20 bill and notified police. Pella Police officers were able to apprehend Carlson a short distance away. Officers discovered he was in possession of $380 in counterfeit currency. Investigators determined where Skyler was living locally, and obtained a search warrant and discovered another $840 in counterfeit $20 bills in his room and several items that had been purchased from vendors using the counterfeit bills, along with approximately $700 of legal currency in ones, fives, and tens.