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Former Animal Control Director Joseph Prince has asked the state Attorney General to investigate alleged improper actions in the District Attorney’s office. Prince resigned as director of the department in 2017, and was arrested the following May on charges he stole $1,500 from a GoFundMe account. The funds were to be used for animal beds, heart worm treatments and other items for specific rescue pets. Prince said he...
Resource Prosecutor Charles Spahos will represent the state in the larceny case against County Commissioner Giles “Buddy” Byrd. Byrd was arrested Friday on charges of felony larceny and possession of stolen goods. He was released on $25,000 unsecured bond. He serves as Commissioner for District Three. Asst. District Attorney Jacob Ward said in an email Wednesday that the prosecutor’s office made the decision very early to ask for...
A Nakina woman wasn’t who she allegedly claimed to be, according to warrants. Katherine Edwards, 29, was arrested Sept. 14 on five charges of identity theft and one of larceny. She was released on an unsecured bond. Edwards listed her address as 1553 Big Cypress Road, Nakina. In warrants obtained by Det. A. Dicicco, Edwards is alleged to have used Jacqueline Strickland’s birth date and Social Security number...