Shawn Edward Martin, 26, of 66 Bowe St., Tamaqua, has been charged with issuing a bad check.

Martin wrote out a check for $655 on Nov. 26 to pay for his rent. The check was written on an account at Santander Bank and was dated Dec. 4, 2015.The landlord waited until Dec. 4 to deposit the check into his account and was notified on Dec. 10, that Martin's account at Santander had been closed.On Dec. 13, a representative for the landlord visited Martin, telling him about the bounced check. Martin agreed to clear up the matter, but has failed to do so.Charges were filed on Jan. 6.