A Detroit man has been arrested after he allegedly tried to use a fake check at a Wal-Mart while 80 police officers were in the store.

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Calvin Fluckes is accused of trying to use a phony $848 check at the retail outlet while 80 uniformed cops were in the store for a charity event, the Detroit Free Press reported Thursday.

"He has to be an idiot," Lt. David Marker told the Free Press. "I can't even imagine what he was thinking."

Police said Fluckes handed a poorly photocopied check to a cashier, who called over a manager and alerted the police.

"He was immediately apprehended," Marker said.

Fluckes, who was being held Wednesday in the Macomb County Jail on a $2,000 cash bond, could face up to 14 years in prison if convicted.