Campbell County Conservation District supervisor and former Wyoming State House District 52 candidate Travis Hakert was arrested Thursday after being charged with two counts of felony check fraud.

The 41-year old Rozet man is accused of bouncing two checks he wrote to Foree Tire totaling $7,984.

According to Gillette Police investigator Aaron English, Hakert runs a tire business and the bad checks were made out to a tire supplier.  English says the supplier claimed they originally attempted to work with Hakert following the first bad check.  After receiving a second bad check at a later date, Foree told investigators that Hakert no longer desired to work with the supplier.

Hakert’s current term on the Campbell County Conservation District expires in 2014.

In 2010, Hakert unsuccessfully ran as an independent for the Wyoming State House District 52 seat, where he came in a distant second behind incumbent Sue Wallis and in front of libertarian candidate Nicholas De Laat with 25 percent of the vote.

Hakert could not be reached for comment. His home telephone number as listed by the conservation district is disconnected or no longer in service.

If convicted, Hakert faces up to ten years in prison and a fine up to $10,000 on each count of felony check fraud.