A Hueytown restaurant manager is under arrest after police say she locked a group of teen boys in the business because she wrongly believed one of them paid with counterfeit money.

The 33-year-old Birmingham woman, whose name has not been publicly released, is charged with three counts of unlawful imprisonment, which is a Class A misdemeanor, and one count of harassment, a Class C misdemeanor.

The ordeal happened last Thursday, according to the mother of one of the teens.

Erica Davis Temple said about a dozen teens, including her 17-year-old son, went to the restaurant after football and basketball practice, which they usually do.

Her son paid for his order with a $50 bill and received his change.

Later, Temple said, the manager came out screaming and cursing that the $50 was counterf

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