COEUR d'ALENE - A Coeur d'Alene man faces life in prison in connection to allegations he forged more than $100,000 in checks.

Walter Phillip Rohr III was arraigned on 33 felony counts of forgery Wednesday in Kootenai County District Court. During the brief hearing, Judge William Hamlett told Rohr, 41, that each of the counts carries a potential 14-year sentence and $50,000 fine.

"So multiply 33 by 14 and that's all the years you can spend in prison," Hamlett said.

Rohr responded by stating he understood the potential punishment and waived his right to have the details of each felony count read to him in court. He added that he plans on hiring an attorney prior to his preliminary hearing next month.

"Appreciate it," Rohr told the judge after being dismissed. "Thanks for your time."

According to investigative materials compiled by Kootenai County Sheriff's Office detectives, Rohr allegedly told a female acquaintance he wanted to open a business. He then allegedly asked the woman if she would assist him with the endeavor since, according to the report, he was unable to open a checking account or get credit.

The woman agreed and opened a checking account at Chase Bank after obtaining a business license under her name for "Swamped and Locked Off Road."

"Rohr was given an employee debit card under the business account that allowed him to purchase items for the business," the report states. "The card did not allow Rohr to withdraw or transfer money. At no time did Rohr have authority to make decisions about the account."

According to the report, Rohr was given checks associated with the business account as needed and the woman maintained possession of the check books.

In April of 2014, the two parted ways and the woman allegedly told Rohr she wanted to close the business. However two months later, the woman was contacted by Chase Bank and informed that Rohr was attempting to withdraw money from the business account with the debit card.

She was contacted by Chase Bank again on June 20 and, according to the report, was told there was insufficient funds in the account to cover several checks totaling $11,000.

"(The woman) checked the account online and found that numerous checks were written from it in the last several months," the report states. "When (she) checked copies of the checks, someone else had signed her name on each check."

Shortly after learning of the forged checks, the woman contacted the sheriff's office. According to the report, Rohr was contacted by a detective and said the checks had been signed and given to him by the woman.

"He later admitted that he signed 'some' of the checks with (her) name," the report states. "Rohr said he had worked to separate the business from (the woman) for some time. He had received a limited liability corporation and a tax number under the Swamped and Locked Off Road name, and recently opened a new bank account. Rohr had just 'forgotten' to stop using (her) account after he opened his own."