By Paula Reed Ward
              paulaw@savannahnow.com

              A disbarred Chatham County lawyer
              was arrested Friday on seven counts
              of first-degree forgery.

              Reginald C. "Bubba" Haupt Jr., 63,
              was picked up by Richmond Hill
              police on an outstanding warrant
              issued in Chatham County.

              Chatham County police said Haupt
              had gone into business with the Blue Crab restaurant on
              Victory Drive and was working there as a manager when
              he wrote several unauthorized checks there in
              September.

              He was arraigned Monday afternoon.

              Haupt was disbarred by the state Supreme Court in 1983
              for defrauding clients. In addition, he was convicted of
              stealing money from clients and was sentenced to two
              years in prison. He was released Dec. 20, 1985.

              Following his release, Haupt went into Christian ministry.